State Judges to Visit Schools and Community Organizations For Judicial Outreach Month

Over 100 judges from the Massachusetts judiciary will participate in Judicial Outreach Month during the month of March, with 150 in-person activities planned in schools and community organizations across the Commonwealth.

As part of an effort to build community understanding and trust in the judicial system, judges will speak to students and members of the public about topics ranging from court basics to discussions about the rule of law.

Since 2017, state judges have participated in outreach activities in March, initially as part of National Judicial Outreach Week, an initiative of the American Bar Association. In 2019, the Trial Court expanded the program to a full month to enable wider participation.

This year, judges from the Boston Municipal Court, District Court, Juvenile Court, Land Court, Probate and Family Court, Superior Court, the Appeals Court, and federal judges will participate in events at local middle and high schools, colleges, community and cultural organizations, councils on aging, and public libraries statewide to educate the public on different aspects of the judicial branch, how the American legal system works, and the work that judges do in courts every day.

Events will take place in the following counties: Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester.