Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 212 - The Superior Court
Section 14 - Sittings of Court; Places

Section 14. A regular sitting or regular sittings of the court in the several counties shall be held in each year in each of the following places:—
For Barnstable, at Barnstable;
For Berkshire, at Pittsfield;
For Bristol, at Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River;
For Dukes county, at Edgartown;
For Essex, at Salem, Lawrence and Newburyport;
For Franklin, at Greenfield;
For Hampden, at Springfield;
For Hampshire, at Northampton;
For Middlesex, at Lowell and Cambridge;
For Nantucket, at Nantucket;
For Norfolk, at Dedham;
For Plymouth, at Plymouth and Brockton;
For Suffolk, at Boston;
For Worcester, at Worcester and Fitchburg.
Said court may adjourn any sitting or session from one place to another within the county, whether or not it be to a place mentioned in this section, in the manner and with the effect of adjournment to another shire town, and such adjournment shall be subject to all the laws relative to adjournment to another shire town. Said court may hold sittings for naturalization in any city or town.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases

Title I - Courts and Judicial Officers

Chapter 212 - The Superior Court

Section 1 - Number of Superior Court Justices; Chief Justice; Definitions

Section 1a - Deputy Court Administrator

Section 2 - Court; Manner of Holding

Section 3 - Exclusive Original Jurisdiction

Section 3a - Statement to Accompany Complaint for Civil Action for Damages

Section 4 - Original Jurisdiction

Section 5 - Appellate Civil Jurisdiction

Section 6 - Criminal Jurisdiction

Section 7 - Indictments; Transmittal

Section 8 - Security in Civil or Criminal Cases to Stand on Appeal

Section 9 - Orders or Decrees of Supreme Judicial Court; Recording

Section 12 - Affirmation of Judgment on Non-Entry of Appeal

Section 13 - Late Entry of Appeal

Section 14 - Sittings of Court; Places

Section 14a - Sittings; First Justices; Powers and Duties; Terms; Removal

Section 19 - Clerk's Office

Section 19a - Special Master

Section 20 - Civil and Criminal Business; Separation; Jurors

Section 20a - Central Pools of Jurors

Section 21 - Special Jury Sittings for Criminal Business

Section 22 - Return Day in Criminal Cases

Section 23 - Grand Jury; Assembling

Section 24 - Precedence of Certain Prosecutions

Section 25 - Continuance of Sitting

Section 26 - Records; Custody

Section 26a - Land Title Actions; Jury-Waived Civil Actions; Transfer to Land Court

Section 29 - Speedy Trial of Persons Held in Default of Bail

Section 30 - Labor Dispute Cases; Panel of Justices; Hearing; Review