Massachusetts Housing Court

The Eastern Housing Court is located in the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse, 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The court was established by the state legislature in 1971 as the Boston Housing Court and started its operation in August 1972. It handles summary proceedings for possession of land, also known as summary process. The court is one division of the Massachusetts Housing Court. The Eastern Division has sessions in Boston, Chelsea, and Somerville. The Central Housing Court is located at 225 Main Street, Worcester, MA. It has sessions in Worcester, Dudley, Leominster and Marlborough. The Western Housing Court is located at 37 Elm Street, Springfield, MA. It has sessions in Springfield, Pittsfield, Greenfield and Hadley. The Northeast Housing Court is located at 2 Appleton Street, 2d Floor, Lawrence, MA. It has sessions in Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Salem and Woburn. The Southeast Housing Court is located at 289 Rock St, Fall River, MA. It has sessions in Fall River, New Bedford, Plymouth and Taunton. The Metro South Housing Court is located at 215 Main Street, Suite 160, Brockton, MA. It has sessions in Brockton and Canton. ==Judges==

As of 2023, the Housing Court judges are: • Hon. Diana H. Horan, Chief Justice • Hon. Benjamin Adeyinka (Associate Justice, Eastern) • Hon. Irene Bagdoian (Associate Justice, Eastern) • Hon. Sergio Carvajal (First Justice, Central) • Hon. Gustavo del Puerto (First Justice, Northeast) • Hon. Robert G. Fields (Associate Justice, Western) • Hon. Eduardo Gonzalez (Associate Justice, Eastern) • Hon. Diana H. Horan (Associate Justice, Central) • Hon. Jonathan Kane (First Justice, Western) • Hon. Joseph Kelleher (First Justice, Eastern) • Hon. Michael Malamut (Associate Justice, Northeast) • Hon. Joseph Michaud (Associate Justice, Southeast) • Hon. Alexander Mitchell-Munevar (Associate Justice, Northeast) • Hon. Donna Salvidio (First Justice, Southeast) • Hon. Neil Sherring (First Justice, Metro South) • Hon. Maria Theophilis (Associate Justice, Metro South) • Hon. Fairlie A. Dalton (Recall Justice) • Hon. Anne Kenney Chaplin (Recall Justice) • Hon. Jeffrey M. Winik (Recall Justice) ==References==