Massachusetts Juvenile Courts 

                Administrative Office of the Juvenile Court
Three Center Plaza, Suite 520
Boston, MA 02108

Tel:  617-788-6550
Fax: 617-788-8965
TTY: 617-788-6202

Overview

The Juvenile Court Department has general jurisdiction over delinquency, children in need of services (CHINS), care and protection petitions, adult contributing to a delinquency of a minor case, adoption, guardianship, termination of parental rights proceedings, and youthful offender cases.

Juvenile Court serving Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop

Popular Name of Courthouse:    

Suffolk Juvenile Court
New Chardon Street Courthouse

  
   

Formal Name of Courthouse:   

Edward W. Brooke Courthouse
     

Address:   

24 New Chardon Street
Boston, MA 02114
     
     

Hours of Operation:

8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

Phone Numbers:

Care and Protection
CASA
Court Clinic
Juvenile Probation
Court Officers

(617) 788-8571
(617) 788-6390
(617) 788-6460
(617) 788-8571
(617) 788-8565
     

Mailing Address
Non-Criminal Pleading:   

24 New Chardon Street
Boston, MA 02114
     

Mailing Address
Criminal Pleadings:   

24 New Chardon Street
Boston, MA 02114
     

Fax Number:

Care and Protection
CASA
Court Clinic
Juvenile Probation
Court Officers

(617) 788-8973
(617) 788-8996
(617) 788-8975
(617) 788-8973
(617) 788-8982
     

Does the Court Receive
Filings By Fax?   

No
     

Is E-Filing Available?   

No
     

What Towns Are in the
Court's Jurisdiction?
  • Suffolk County, including Chelsea, Winthrop, Revere
  • Juvenile Session in District Courts -
        (Delinquency Only)
            Chelsea - Thursday
             Dorchester - Monday through Thursday
             West Roxbury - Friday