Judiciary

Case filings for adult and juvenile substance use commitments under M.G.L. Chapter 123, Section 35. Section 35 authorizes involuntary commitments to a treatment facility for up to 90 days in cases where someone is likely to do serious harm to themselves or others. This data is compiled and updated quarterly by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Dashboard of delinquency adjudications for delinquency cases proceeding to plea or trial. The court's finding of "delinquent" or "not delinquent" in a given case is called an adjudication. An adjudicated delinquent is a youth who has been found guilty by the court of committing a delinquent act. This data is compiled and updated annually by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Find criminal offense codes that are currently being used in MassCourts, the Trial Court's case management system.

The following reports were prepared in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 257 of the Acts of 2020.

Dashboard of Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) petitions filed in Massachusetts Trial Court. View data by petition outcomes, race, ethnicity, gender, and ERPO surrenders. This data is compiled and updated quarterly by the Massachusetts Trial Court Department of Research and Planning.

Residential eviction case filings for non-payment of rent. All data is compiled from the Trial Court's case tracking system, Masscourts, and is updated weekly.

Full bench caseload and disposition information.

Results of Tier 1 and Tier 2 events during residential eviction cases for non-payment of rent. A Tier 1 event is a mediation hearing that occurs after a landlord files an eviction case. If the parties can't reach an agreement in mediation, they proceed to Tier 2, where the case is decided in Civil Court. All data is compiled from the Trial Court's case tracking system, Masscourts, and is updated weekly.

The Trial Court relies on performance measures to monitor case processing across the state.