The Supreme Judicial Court is the Commonwealth's highest appellate court. A chief justice and six associate justices make up the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC). The seven justices hear appeals on a broad range of criminal and civil cases from September to May and issue written opinions that are posted online.

See the most recent published opinions and unpublished decisions of the Supreme Judicial Court and the Appeals Court.

The Supreme Judicial Court is the state's highest appellate court. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices who are each nominated and appointed by the Governor following a majority vote in the Governor's Council.

Find information on how to access electronic case information and calendars for the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), Appeals Court, and Trial Court. You can search court dockets, view oral arguments, find court calendars, access SJC briefs, and more.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court consists of a Chief Justice and six Associate Justices appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Governor's Council. The seven Justices hear appeals on a broad range of criminal and civil cases from September through May.

Access the opinions of the Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court in a variety of ways using the links below.

The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC), established in 1692, is the oldest appellate court in continuous existence in the Western Hemisphere and operates under the oldest, still functioning written constitution in the world.

The Clerk's Office for the Commonwealth maintains the docket and calendar for the Supreme Judicial Court full bench, attends sessions of the full court, processes pertinent filings, and serves as the court's liaison to parties or their counsel.

The Massachusetts court system consists of the Supreme Judicial Court, the Appeals Court, the Executive Office of the Trial Court, the 7 Trial Court departments, the Massachusetts Probation Service, and the Office of Jury Commissioner.

The Supreme Judicial Court typically hears oral arguments the first full week of every month from September through May. All oral arguments are public proceedings, which are streamed live and archived for later public viewing.