Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 211B, § 1 (2026)

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Section 1. There shall be a trial court of the commonwealth which shall consist of the following departments: the superior court department, the housing court department, the land court department, the probate and family court department, the Boston municipal court department, the juvenile court department and district court department. The trial court, as an administrative unit, shall consist of no more than 393 justices and special justices. There shall be selected as herein provided, a chief justice of the trial court, a court administrator, a chief justice for each of the departments of the trial court and a deputy court administrator for each of the departments of the trial court.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases, 1978–2016 · leading case: Sullivan v. Chief Just. for Admin. & Mgmt. of the Trial Court, 448 Mass. 15 (Mass. 2006).

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Sullivan v. Chief Just. for Admin. & Mgmt. of the Trial Court, 448 Mass. 15 (Mass. 2006). “379, § 61, general superintendence of the administration of all courts of inferior jurisdiction by the Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court “shall not include the authority or power to exercise or supersede any of the powers, duties and responsibilities of the chief justice…”

Konstantopoulos v. Town of Whately, 424 N.E.2d 210 (Mass. 1981). “, G. L. c. 211B, § 1 (consolidating the several independent courts, including the Probate and Superior courts, into departments of a single Trial Court of the Commonwealth); *130 G.”

Foster v. Evans, 429 N.E.2d 995 (Mass. 1981). “See G. L. c. 211B, §§ 1, 9. 4 St. 1963, c. 820, § 1.”

Skawski v. Greenfield Investors Prop. Dev. LLC, 45 N.E.3d 561 (Mass. 2016). “See G. L. c. 211B, § 1, as amended through St.”

Pinkowitz v. Edinburg, 492 N.E.2d 1153 (Mass. App. Ct. 1986). · cites it 2× “478, § 128 ("The probate and family court department established under [G.L.c. 211B, § 1] shall consist of divisions, one for each county .”

Campatelli v. Chief Just. of Trial Court, 11 N.E.3d 115 (Mass. 2014). “13 See G. L. c. 211B, §§ 1, 6, as amended by St.”

Binder v. Binder, 390 N.E.2d 260 (Mass. App. Ct. 1979). “It would, of course, be economical of judicial time if the action to enforce the support provisions of *760 the divorce judgment and the action to enforce those of the separation agreement could be brought in one court and consolidated for hearing; but that millenium of…”

Parents of Two Minors v. Bristol Div. of the Juv. Court Dep't, 494 N.E.2d 1306 (Mass. 1986). “), grants Juvenile Courts exclusive jurisdiction “over cases of juvenile offenders under seventeen and cases of neglected, wayward or delinquent children,” and over proceedings referred to them by the Supreme Judicial Court under G.”

Bruno v. Chief Admin. Just. of Trial Court, 401 N.E.2d 849 (Mass. 1980). “” G. L. c. 211B, §§ 1, 9. What were previously separate trial courts became “departments” and “divisions” of departments.”

Costa v. Bd. of Selectmen, 378 N.E.2d 462 (Mass. App. Ct. 1978). “5 *521 Accordingly, the judgment is reversed, and the case is remanded to the Superior Court Department (G. L. c. 211B, § 1, as inserted by St. 1978, c.”

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