East Brookfield District Court

The East Brookfield District Court sits at 544 East Main Street, East Brookfield, MA 01515, holds its jury trials at 225 Main Street, Worcester, and is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Clerk’s office: (508) 885-6305
• Probation department: (508) 885-6307
• Clerk’s fax: (508) 885-7623
• Probation fax: (508) 885-7331
• Clerk’s email: cmeastbrookfielddc@jud.state.ma.us

Street parking is available on the roads around the building. The courthouse sits off Route 9.

The East Brookfield District Court serves a broad group of small towns in central and western Worcester County, a rural catchment along the Route 9 and Route 20 corridors. The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office prosecutes its docket of OUI, drug, motor vehicle, and domestic violence matters, most of them first offenses. Attorney Joe Serpa prepares each as a case to be ended at the earliest stage the facts allow.

Some of the strongest defenses end a case entirely rather than settling it. The firm’s companion page explains how criminal cases get dismissed in the Massachusetts district and municipal courts.

Communities Served. Barre, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Hardwick, Leicester, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Paxton, Rutland, Spencer, Warren, and West Brookfield.

OUI and Motor Vehicle Cases. Route 9 and Route 20 supply the OUI and motor vehicle calendar, defended on the stop and the device records, with the four-day citation rule in play.

Drug and Domestic Violence Calendars. The court hears drug matters litigated at the suppression stage and domestic violence and 209A restraining order sessions, each defended on its elements with self-defense raised where the client was not the aggressor.

The Clerk-Magistrate Hearing. A large share of the court’s business begins at the show cause hearing under G.L. c. 218, § 35A, where a denial ends the matter with no record.

Prepared for Trial From Day One. See Massachusetts Criminal Defense Results. Call 617.936.0201 for a free and confidential consultation before your East Brookfield date.

Related Serpa Law Office Resources: Clerk-Magistrate Hearings • I Received a Show Cause Notice • OUI Defense • Drug Crimes Defense • Criminal Traffic Citation • Courts Across Greater Boston