Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Fifth Updated Order Regarding Court Operations

Supreme Judicial Court fifth updated order regarding court operations under the exigent circumstances created by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic

To safeguard the health and safety of the public and court personnel during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic while continuing to increase the business being conducted by the courts, the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), pursuant to its superintendence and rule-making authority, issues the following ORDER:

1. Prior order

2. Conduct of court business and access to courthouses

3. Certain proceedings conducted in person

4. Who can enter courthouses

5. Physical presence in a courtroom

6. Clerks’, Registers’, and Recorder’s Offices

7. Excluded matters

8. Cell phones and other personal electronic devices in courthouses

9. Jury trials

10. Continuances and speedy trial computations