The Supreme Judicial Court asks that members of the bar look for an email inviting them to participate in the judicial performance evaluation of Trial Court judges. Judges in the District Court, Superior Court, Juvenile Court, Probate and Family Court, and Housing Court in Worcester County will be evaluated from the end of August through September.
Crucial to maintaining a high-quality judicial branch is the full participation of the bar in judicial evaluation. This evaluation system is the best way for attorneys to tell the judge and court leadership of their experiences before the judge. Each judge will sit down with his or her department chief justice to discuss the evaluation and that judge's individual professional development plan.
All respondents will remain anonymous. In addition, the SJC's online system has been revised and is very efficient for attorneys to use.