United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf School District
gptkbp:administrativeDivision gptkb:Administrative_Office_of_the_U.S._Courts
gptkbp:appeal gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit
gptkb:Massachusetts_state_courts
gptkbp:caseTypes Civil cases
Criminal cases
Bankruptcy cases
gptkbp:commander gptkb:F._Dennis_Saylor_IV
gptkbp:court gptkb:John_Joseph_Moakley_United_States_Courthouse
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Regular sessions
Special sessions
Emergency sessions
Local Rules of the District Court
District_Court
gptkbp:established 1789
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver gptkb:Article_III_of_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:historicalEvent Handles a variety of cases including civil rights and federal crimes.
Contributes to the development of federal law.
Involved in significant legal precedents.
Moved to the current courthouse in 1999.
Originally held sessions in various locations.
Part of the larger federal court system.
Plays a role in the checks and balances of the federal government.
Has had several notable judges throughout its history.
Established in 1789 as part of the Judiciary Act of 1789.
Has_a_significant_impact_on_Massachusetts_law.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
gptkbp:jurisdiction Federal jurisdiction
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:United_States_v._McCarthy
gptkb:United_States_v._McGowan
gptkb:Commonwealth_v._Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_Boston
gptkb:United_States_v._Tsarnaev
gptkb:United_States_v._O'Reilly
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 7
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Federal_Judiciary_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Baker_v._Carr
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia
gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
gptkbp:region gptkb:First_Circuit
gptkbp:website www.mad.uscourts.gov