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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1286 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1651
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marjorie C. Decker
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act requiring the relocation of the Cambridge District Court.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marjorie C. Decker25th Middlesex1/14/2025Mike Connolly26th Middlesex2/5/2025Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex2/5/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1286 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1651
By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1651) of
Marjorie C. Decker, Mike Connolly and Patricia D. Jehlen that the executive office of the Trial
Court relocate the Cambridge district court from the city of Medford to the city of Cambridge.
The Judiciary.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act requiring the relocation of the Cambridge District Court.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the court
2administrator of the executive office of the trial court shall, not later than December 31, 2025,
3relocate the Cambridge district court, also known as the third district court of eastern Middlesex,
4from the city of Medford, where it has been located since 2009 in contravention of section 1 of
5chapter 218, to the city of Cambridge.
6 SECTION 2. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, the executive office of the
7trial court shall issue a report on the timeline for relocating the Cambridge district court.