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Massachusetts State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Welcome to Massachusetts on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the Massachusetts judicial system is laid out in the Massachusetts Constitution. The state court system is made up of the Supreme Judicial Court, the Appeals Court, the Superior Courts, the District Courts, the Housing Courts, the Juvenile Courts, the Land Courts, the Probate and Family Courts and the Boston Municipal Courts. The federal courts are made up of the District of Massachusetts and the District of Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court. Appeals from these courts go to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in Massachusetts Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Appellate Massachusetts Appeals Court Trial Massachusetts Superior Court Massachusetts District Courts Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts Massachusetts Juvenile Courts Massachusetts Housing Courts Massachusetts Land Courts Massachusetts Boston Municipal Courts State court projects involving Massachusetts Massachusetts Constitution Massachusetts Commission on Judicial Conduct Judicial interest organizations Massachusetts counties There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. Each county is served by at least one District Court and a Probate and Family Court.     To see a list of counties in Massachusetts, please see - Massachusetts counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, District of Massachusetts Federal court projects involving Massachusetts Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, Massachusetts law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Judges in Massachusetts are appointed by the Governor, with the help of a nomination commission. Appointees must then be approved by the Governor's Council. Once appointed, judges may serve until the age of 70. There are no judicial elections in Massachusetts. Selection Judicial selection in Massachusetts Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Massachusetts Appeals Court Massachusetts Superior Courts Method Gubernatorial appointment with approval of Governor's Council Term - Until age 70 Method Comm. select., Gov. appt. with approval of Governor's Council Term - Until age 70 Method Comm. select., Gov. appt. with approval of Governor's Council Term - Until age 70 Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. You can contribute to Judgepedia in a number of ways: you can register with Judgepedia and make edits you can email our Editor at editor@judgepedia.org to alert us to errors, share news or ask questions you can email a photo of a judge or courthouse to our Image Coordinator at submitphoto@judgepedia.org if you are a judge or judicial candidate, you can submit your bio to Judgepedia you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter you can donate to the Lucy Burns Institute Editing Judgepedia You can join the 2,042 users on Judgepedia! Becoming an editor on Judgepedia is easy. Visit registering with Judgepedia or send an email to newuser@judgepedia.org. If you are new to wikis, visit our index of help pages to access Judgepedia's help pages. Judgepedia staff In addition to our volunteer editors, Judgepedia has a group of paid staff members. You can learn about our staff members by looking through their bio pages. All links below will redirect you to our sister site, Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia focusing on United States' officials, candidates and ballot measures at all levels of government. ? Massachusetts State executives Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Superintendent of Education Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner of Labor President of Public Service Commission State legislature State Legislature House of Representatives Senate Chief Examiner Voting and elections Congress State executive officials State legislature State ballot measures Local ballot measures Redistricting in Massachusetts School district bond issues Vote fraud Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in Massachusetts Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Campaign finance requirements

Massachusetts The Bay State Motto:   By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty Population:   6.55 million Area of state:   10,550 sq. mi. Admitted to U.S.:   1788 Contribute to Judgepedia Join In: Learn about Judgepedia Join the community Edit Judgepedia Articles You Can Improve: Boston Municipal Courts, Massachusetts Robert E. Baylor Mark S. Coven Reporting Errors: Email the editor Add an error tag See projects in progress