Judiciary

Dashboard of "show cause" applications for criminal complaints in the Boston Municipal and District Courts. A show cause hearing is a hearing that a magistrate may schedule after someone files a criminal complaint. This hearing gives the accused an opportunity to respond to the complaint against them. This data is compiled and updated by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

The following reports were prepared in compliance with the provisions of Section 15 of Chapter 239 of the General Laws Permanent Rental Protections.

Case statistics for FY2021 by case type for each of the Trial Court Departments: Boston Municipal Court, District Court, Housing Court, Juvenile Court, Land Court, Probate and Family Court, and Superior Court. This data is compiled and updated anually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

The following reports were prepared in compliance with the provisions of Section 15 of Chapter 239 of the General Laws Permanent Rental Protections.

Case statistics for FY2022 by case type for each of the Trial Court Departments: Boston Municipal Court, District Court, Housing Court, Juvenile Court, Land Court, Probate and Family Court, and Superior Court. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

The following reports were prepared in compliance with the provisions of Section 15 of Chapter 239 of the General Laws Permanent Rental Protections.

The following reports were prepared in compliance with the provisions of Section 15 of Chapter 239 of the General Laws Permanent Rental Protections.

Criminal charges filed in Massachusetts Trial Courts. Data is organized by year, jurisdiction, and charge detail. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Annual reports summarizing cases involving offenses created under Chapter 205.

Case filing and other case activity for each Trial Court department from FY 2002 through FY 2022.