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As there may be more one source to obtaining Massachusetts criminal, civil and divorce records, it is important to search multiple state courts to find the correct records.

Massachusetts State Court Structure

The Massachusetts probate and family court has exclusive estate jurisdiction. The probate and family court has jurisdiction over support/custody, paternity, and miscellaneous civil proceedings. The probate and family court has exclusive marriage dissolution, and adoption jurisdiction. The Massachusetts probate and family court has domestic violence jurisdiction. The Massachusetts land court has jurisdiction over real property rights. The Massachusetts housing court has jurisdiction over real property rights, small claims up to $2,000, misdemeanor, and ordinance violation cases. The housing court handles preliminary hearings. The Massachusetts juvenile court has jurisdiction over miscellaneous domestic relations (TPR), and juvenile cases. The Massachusetts Boston municipal court has jurisdiction over tort, contract, real property rights ($0/no maximum), small claims up to $2,000, mental health, civil trial court appeals, and miscellaneous civil cases. The Boston municipal court has jurisdiction over support/custody, and paternity cases. The Boston municipal court hears felony, misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, domestic violence, and traffic/other violation cases. The Massachusetts district court has jurisdiction over tort, contract, real property rights ($0/no maximum), small claims up to $2,000, mental health, civil trial court appeals, and miscellaneous civil cases. The district court hears support/custody, and paternity cases. The Massachusetts district court has jurisdiction over felony, misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, domestic violence, and criminal appeals cases. The district court also hears traffic/other violation, and juvenile cases. The district court has preliminary hearings. The Massachusetts superior court has jurisdiction over tort, contract, real property rights ($0/no maximum), civil appeals, and miscellaneous civil cases. The district court also hears felony, and miscellaneous criminal cases. The Massachusetts appeals court has mandatory jurisdiction in civil, criminal, administrative agency, and juvenile cases. The appeals court has discretionary jurisdiction in interlocutory decision cases. The Massachusetts supreme court has mandatory jurisdiction in civil, criminal, judge disciplinary, advisory opinion, and original proceeding cases. The supreme court has discretionary jurisdiction in civil, criminal, administrative agency, juvenile, and interlocutory decision cases.

Directory of Links and Resources to Access County, State or Federal Court Records Online

Massachusetts Civil and Divorce Court Records
Judgments, lawsuits, dissolution of marriage, civil court cases.

Massachusetts Criminal Court Records
Felony, misdemeanors and traffic violations.

Massachusetts District Court Records
Filings in my District courthouses.

Civil, family law cases and divorces, personal injury cases, lawsuits, estate planning and probate matters.

Massachusetts Superior Courts
Jurisdiction in civil actions over $25,000, and in matters where equitable relief is sought. Actions involving labor disputes where injunctive relief is sought, and has exclusive authority to convene medical malpractice tribunals.
Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts
Jurisdiction over family matters such as divorce, paternity, child support, custody, visitation and adoption. Probate matters include wills, administrations, guardianships, conservatorships and change of name.
Massachusetts District Courts
Jurisdiction includes inquests, summary process, supplementary process, abuse prevention restraining orders, mental health matters including involuntary civil commitments and medication orders.
Massachusetts Juvenile Courts
The Juvenile Court Department has general jurisdiction over children in need of services, adoption, guardianship and termination of parental rights proceedings.
Massachusetts Housing Courts
Jurisdiction of the use of any real property and activities conducted thereon as such use affects the health, welfare, and safety of any resident, occupant, user or member of the general public.
Boston Municipal Court Department
Civil jurisdiction includes contract and tort actions, small claims, small claims appeals, mental health commitments, summary process, supplementary proceedings, unemployment compensation appeals, paternity and support actions.
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Mandatory jurisdiction in civil, judge disciplinary, advisory opinion and original proceeding cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in civil, administrative agency, juvenile and interlocutory decision cases. Search dockets, court calendar and case statistics.
Massachusetts Appeals Courts
Mandatory jurisdiction in civil, administrative agency and juvenile cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in interlocutory decision cases. Search court calendar, dockets, rules of the court and court decisions.
Massachusetts Land Courts
Exclusive, original jurisdiction over the registration of title to real property and over all matters and disputes concerning such title subsequent to registration.
Massachusetts Bankruptcy Courts
Link to free forms, use electronic filing systems and other judicial tools available to the public. Court calendars, self help resources, local rules and public access to information online.
Massachusetts Judgments and Liens
Massachusetts judgments and liens public information. Court look up sources, electronic forms and self help tools.

Most criminal cases are started when a prosecutor, either a district attorney (who represents a county) or the attorney general (who represents the state), files a complaint with the court.

Massachusetts Superior Courts
Exclusive original jurisdiction in first degree murder cases and original jurisdiction for all other crimes. Jurisdiction over all felony matters, although it shares jurisdiction over crimes where other Trial Court Departments have concurrent jurisdiction.
Massachusetts District Courts
Criminal jurisdiction extends to all felonies punishable by a sentence up to five years, and many other specific felonies with greater potential penalties; all misdemeanors; and all violations of city and town ordinances and by laws.
Massachusetts Juvenile Courts
Juvenile Court has jurisdiction over delinquency, care and protection petitions, adult contributing to a delinquency of a minor, and youthful offender cases.
Boston Municipal Court Department
Criminal jurisdiction of the Boston Municipal Court includes most criminal offenses which do not require the imposition of a state prison sentence. The Court has original jurisdiction over a number of serious felonies, concurrent with the Superior Court.
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Mandatory and discretionary jurisdiction in criminal cases. Direct weblinks to court calendars, docket searches, rules of the court, opinions, information for victims and other interested parties.
Massachusetts Appeals Courts
Mandatory jurisdiction in criminal cases. Direct weblinks to court case statistics, evidence guide, rules of the court and docket search.
Massachusetts Housing Courts
Housing court jurisdiction includes misdemeanor violations of regulations of local cities and towns and under the state building code, state specialized codes, state sanitary code, and other applicable statutes and ordinances.