Allison Cartwright, the Attorney-in-Charge of the Committee for Public Counsel Services’ Roxbury Defenders office, has been appointed to a Task […]
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CPCS Statement: No Lives Matter Until Black Lives Matter
In 2014, we all bore witness to the video footage of a white police officer gunning down Michael Brown, a […]
Future Roxbury Defender Wins MBA Scholarship
Hakeem Muhammad, a future Committee for Public Counsel Services public defender, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the […]
Daily Court Updates
Daily updates (mass.gov) from Massachusetts state courts in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Updates are posted after 4:30 p.m.
Tools for Remote Communication
With the unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, more and more we are looking for ways to communicate remotely with clients, colleagues, […]
CPCS CLE Requirement – Emergency Policy Change – Fiscal Year 2020 Only
Dear Private Attorneys, We hope you and your families are well during this difficult time. Due to exceptional circumstances brought […]
Notice to CPCS Staff Attorneys and Private Counsel
On Sunday evening, Governor Baker directed that all non-emergency state employees working in Executive Branch agencies should not report to […]
CPCS Training Department Response to Public Health Concerns
Given new Executive Branch directives regarding meetings and events in light of COVID-19, the CPCS Training Department is cancelling all […]
Public Defender Added to Access to Justice Commission
The Supreme Judicial Court has added a public defender to the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission. Adrian Angus, a trial […]
SJC: Ask if Passenger Can Drive Before Impoundment
Police must ask an arrested driver whether they want a passenger to drive their vehicle to a safe location before […]