Boston Municipal Court

Boston Municipal Court
(BMC)
The Edward W. Brooke Courthouse, 24 New Chardon Street, Boston houses the Administrative Office of the Boston Municipal Court Department and is home to the Central Division.
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42°21′47″N 71°03′42″W / 42.363007°N 71.061544°W / 42.363007; -71.061544
EstablishedFebruary 23, 1822[1]
JurisdictionSuffolk County, Massachusetts
LocationBoston Boston
Massachusetts Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′47″N 71°03′42″W / 42.363007°N 71.061544°W / 42.363007; -71.061544
Appeals toAppellate Division of the Boston Municipal Court (Civil)
Massachusetts Appeals Court (Criminal)
Number of positions30
WebsiteBoston Municipal Court
Chief Justice
CurrentlyTracy-Lee Lyons
Since2024
Lead position ends2028[2]

The Boston Municipal Court (BMC), officially the Boston Municipal Court Department of the Trial Court, is a department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. The court hears criminal, civil, mental health, restraining orders, and other types of cases. The court also has an appellate division (composed of justices that sit in rotating panels of three) which reviews questions of law that arise from civil matters filed in the eight divisions of the department.

  1. ^ William Thomas Davis (1900). History of the Judiciary of Massachusetts. The Boston Book Company.
  2. ^ "Honorable Tracy-Lee Lyons Appointed Chief Justice of the Boston Municipal Court". mass.gov.