The judges in Massachusetts are appointed by the governor with the approval of the governors council. There is one appeal court and seven trial courts. There is also the supreme judicial court, the executive office of trial court, the Massachusetts probation service, and the office of jury commissioner. The Massachusetts trial court has the authority to hear cases that involve suing someone or someone got charged with a crime. The trial court is also divided into seven different departments. Each of the seven departments are to handle certain cases. Most of the cases that go to trial court end up at district court or the superior court. The Massachusetts superior court is authorized to hear claims cases. Generally ones that end in more than $25,000 in claims. These claims must be actual. The superior court will send a case to district court if someone is claiming $500.00 for damages and $24,500 for emotional distress. Serious criminal cases are also brought to the superior court. Trials in the superior court are held either with a judge or with a judge and a jury. Massachusetts has twenty superior court locations throughout the state. Finally, the district court has the authority to hear cases that involve all kinds of cases. There is no monetary limit. They can even hear small claims. They do have a $2000.00 maximum. Misdemeanors and crimes that result in a penalty of less than five years are also heard at district court. The district court is the largest component of the Massachusetts court system. They dispose of more cases than the Massachusetts superior court and they have 168 justices. The district court has 69 division locations throughout the state. Once someone figures out what court should hear the case, they have to find a venue. Meaning the best place to try a case. This is typically where the defendant lives. An issue that could arise in the Massachusetts courts is there could be different views on the case, meaning the original judge could be out a day of the trial (if it is an ongoing trial) and a different judge is filling in. The different judge could see something in the case the original judge may have missed and this could lead to either a better or worse outcome. Massachusetts Court System: Massachusetts Trial Courts. (n.d.). Retrieved September 08, 2021, from6https://www.lawyerviews.com/lawsite/courts.html Massachusetts court system. (n.d.). Retrieved September 08, 2021, from6https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-court-system Ncsc. (2020, April 22). State court web sites. Retrieved September 08, 2021, from 6https://www.ncsc.org/information-and-resources/state-court- websites