Massachusetts

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Prior to Chapter 478 of the Acts of 1978, all trial courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts were county or local courts funded through the counties. The Acts of 1978 reorganized the system into seven Trial Court Departments: the Boston Municipal Court, the District Court, the Housing Court, the Juvenile Court, the Probate and Family Court and the Superior Court. The Acts of 1992 reorganized courts in the Commonwealth again. The seven Trial Court Departments remain, but each now includes a Chief Justice and a central office with a Chief Justice for Administration and Management. ^[1]

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