Courts of Massachusetts

Courts of Massachusetts include:

John Adams Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts, home to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Massachusetts Appeals Court

State courts of Massachusetts: Judicial courts

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court[1]
- Massachusetts Appeals Court[2]
  - Massachusetts Trial Court[3]

Administrative courts

Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board[11]
Massachusetts Division of Labor Relations[12]

Federal courts located in Massachusetts

United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (headquartered in Boston, having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico)
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts[13]

References

"Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court – Home Page". Mass.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
"Appeals Court of Massachusetts". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
"The Massachusetts Court System". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
"Superior Court Department – Main Information Page". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
"District Court Department – Main Information Page". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
"Boston Municipal Court Department – Main Information Page". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
"Land Court Department – Main Information Page". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
"Housing Court Department – Main Information Page". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
"Juvenile Court Department – Main Information Page". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
"Probate and Family Court Department – Main Information Page". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
"Appellate Tax Board: Who We Are". Mass.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
"Massachusetts Division of Labor Relations – Home Page". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on March 13, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-18.
"United States District Court – District of Massachusetts". Mad.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

External links

National Center for State Courts – directory of state court websites.

Government of Massachusetts
Legislative	General Court Senate (Members, President) House of Representatives (Members, Speaker)
Executive	Governor (List) Lt. Governor Attorney General Auditor Secretary of the Commonwealth Treasurer and Receiver-General Office for Administration and Finance Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Emergency Management Agency Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Department of Environmental Protection Department of Revenue Office of Health and Human Services Office of Housing and Economic Development Office of Labor and Workforce Development Department of Mental Health Department of Public Health Office of Public Safety and Security Department of Public Utilities Department of Transportation Department of Youth Services
Judicial	Boston Municipal Court District Court Superior Court Land Court Juvenile Court Housing Court Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Appeals Court (Judges) Supreme Judicial Court Essex Probate and Family Court Middlesex Probate and Family Court
Independent agencies	Board of Library Commissioners Commission Against Discrimination Commission on the Status of Women Disabled Persons Protection Commission Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board Massachusetts District Attorneys Massachusetts Inspector General Office of Campaign and Political Finance Office of the Comptroller Massachusetts Sheriffs State Ethics Commission
Law	Constitution General Laws Code of Massachusetts Regulations Abortion Alcohol Cannabis Capital punishment Crime Elder law Gambling Gun laws LGBT rights Taxation

United States district and territorial courts
List of United States district and territorial courts

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Territorial courts	Guam Northern Mariana Islands Virgin Islands
Extinct courts	Former United States district courts District of Orleans District of Potomac Eastern District of Illinois District of the Canal Zone District of China
Note	American Samoa does not have a district court or federal territorial court; federal matters there go to the District of Columbia, Hawaii, or its own Supreme Court.

Highest judicial bodies in the United States
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Territorial supreme courts	American Samoa District of Columbia Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands
Obsolete	Panama Canal Zone Philippine Islands
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Federal district	Washington, D.C.
Insular areas	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

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Courts of Massachusetts

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