Suffolk County Massachusetts Court Directory
The Massachusetts trial court system consists of Superior Courts, District Courts, Probate and Family Courts, Housing Courts, Juvenile Courts, Boston Municipal Courts, and Land Court. For more information on which types of cases each court oversees, compare Massachusetts courts.
Below is a directory of court locations in Suffolk County. Links for online court records and other free court resources are provided for each court, where available. If you’re not sure which court you’re looking for, learn more about the Massachusetts court system.
Superior Courts in Suffolk County
District Courts in Suffolk County
Probate and Family Courts in Suffolk County
Housing Courts in Suffolk County
Juvenile Courts in Suffolk County
Boston Juvenile Court
24 New Chardon Street, PO Box 9663, Boston, MA 02114
Fax: 617-788-8991
Boston Juvenile Court serves most Boston neighborhoods and handles delinquency, harassment, criminal, child protection, child requiring assistance (CRA), and jury trial cases.
Chelsea Juvenile Court
Chelsea Juvenile Court serves Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop, and the Boston neighborhood of East Boston. It handles delinquency, harassment, criminal, substance abuse, and mental illness cases. Care and protection, child requiring assistance (CRA), and jury trial cases are heard in Boston Juvenile Court.
Dorchester Juvenile Court
Dorchester Juvenile Court serves the area covered by the Boston Police Depatment's Dorchester Division, and handles delinquency, harassment, criminal, substance abuse, and mental illness cases. Care and protection, child requiring assistance (CRA), and jury trial cases are heard in Boston Juvenile Court.
West Roxbury Juvenile Court
West Roxbury Juvenile Court serves the area covered by the Boston Police Depatment's West Roxbury Division, and handles delinquency, harassment, criminal, substance abuse, and mental illness cases. Care and protection, child requiring assistance (CRA), and jury trial cases are heard in Boston Juvenile Court.
Boston Municipal Courts in Suffolk County
Brighton Division
Fax: 617-254-2127
This court serves the neighborhoods of Allston and Brighton.
Central Division
24 New Chardon Street, Boston, MA 02114
Fax: 617-788-8465
This court serves downtown Boston and the neighborhoods of Beacon Hill, Chinatown, North End, South End (through Massachusetts Avenue), and West End.
Charlestown Division
Fax: 617-242-1677
This court serves Charlestown.
Dorchester Division
Fax: 617-436-8250
This serves the neighborhood of Dorchester.
East Boston Division
Fax: 617-561-4988
This court serves Winthrop and the neighborhoods of East Boston, Logan Airport, and the Sumner and Callahan Tunnels.
Roxbury Division
Fax: 617-541-0286
This court serves the neighborhood of Roxbury.
South Boston Division
Fax: 617-268-7321
This court serves the neighborhood of South Boston.
West Roxbury Division
Fax: 617-983-0243
This court serves the neighborhoods of Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, parts of Mattapan and Mission Hill, Roslindale, and West Roxbury.