Plymouth County Bar Association - MA

06/12/2026

05/29/2026

Starting this Monday, June 1, 2026.

Starting June 1, 2026, all Massachusetts Trial Court departments will have new orders that allow more hearings and court events to happen remotely.

The Trial Court’s new Remote Hearings webpage makes it easier to:
• Find standing orders
• Request a remote hearing
• Get general information about remote hearings

Learn more: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-trial-court-guide-to-remote-hearings

05/27/2026

May 27, 2026
Brockton Trial Court - Court Closure

The Brockton Court Complex (at 215 Main St.) including Brockton District Court, Juvenile Court, Housing Court, and Probate and Family Court, is closed today, Wednesday, 5/27, due to a burst water pipe.

05/08/2026

On behalf of our colleagues in the Barnstable County Bar Association...

05/06/2026

The Supreme Judicial Court's May sitting week begins Monday, May 4.

For information on the calendar of cases, visit: https://www.ma-appellatecourts.org/calendar/fc/

Oral arguments will begin at 9 a.m. and will be streamed live at: https://boston.suffolk.edu/sjc/

04/23/2026

From the Plymouth District Bar Association:

LAW DAY 2026 - "The Rule of Law and the American Dream"

Friday, May 1, 2026 at the Plymouth Trial Court

The PDBA “Gold Standard” Law Day celebration is fast approaching!! This year’s program will be held on Friday May 1, 2026 at the Plymouth Trial Court. We’ll kick off the day-long extravaganza with a morning program from 9:00-1:00 featuring attendance by several local high school classes, including our returning Mock Trial team from Silver Lake Regional High School who will once again present an interesting criminal trial. We will also have exhibits from nearly 20 local justice stakeholders, including local police departments, Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office, court departments and bar associations. This portion of our Law Day celebration is free of charge and is open to the public. Following will be a free 2 hour CLE Seminar titled "Pretrial Detention 2.0"


This year's annual Law Day Dinner will be held ON MAY 15, 2026 at the John Carver Inn, Summer Street, Plymouth and will commence with a social hour at 5:30 followed by a luxurious buffet dinner at 7:00. As always, all PDBA members, friends and guests are invited. The cost for this premium event is $70 per person. You can reserve your seat at our table by responding to this email, or to [email protected]. You can also call/text 508-317-4002. Please note the PDBA takes Venmo .

04/22/2026

For those who practice in Barnstable Superior Court.

04/21/2026

The Metro South Housing Court Brockton is seeking volunteers to assist with their Lawyer of the Day program. The program will run on Wednesdays 9am - 12pm in the Brockton courthouse. This is an opportunity to give back to the community and assist people with unfair housing practices. The Metro South Housing Court - Brockton Session serves Abington, Bridgewater, Brockton, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, and Whitman. Easy signup with the QR code!

04/17/2026

Lawyer Well-Being week starts on May 4th. Kick off remembering to take care of yourself with yoga!

Sign up here to participate via Zoom:

https://www.lclma.org/30-min-yoga-wwil/

04/01/2026

Read this week's MassBar Lawyers eJournal, our weekly newsletter, with information about upcoming events, members in the news and more. Check out the latest articles and announcements from the MBA here: https://www.massbar.org/publications/ejournal/ejournal-article/ejournal-2026-march-03-26/house-of-delegates-adopts-immigration-resolutions-on-courthouse-arrests-civil-rights-liability