Fitchburg District Court

The Fitchburg District Court serves the north-central Worcester County city of Fitchburg and neighboring Lunenburg, and Fitchburg State University adds a student population to its docket. The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office prosecutes here, and the mix of city cases and student matters means the calendar runs from serious drug enforcement to first-offense summonses. Attorney Joe Serpa prepares each case as a matter to be ended at the earliest stage.

Many cases in this court are resolved long before trial. Knowing how a Massachusetts criminal case can be dismissed is often the first step toward the best result.

Location and Access. The Fitchburg District Court, 100 Elm St., Fitchburg, MA 01420, is reachable on the MBTA Fitchburg commuter rail line, with the Fitchburg station about a half mile from the courthouse, and has parking available. The court’s phone is (978) 345-2111.

Communities Served. Fitchburg and Lunenburg.

Fitchburg State and Student Cases. The university generates fake ID, alcohol, and disorderly matters, defended alongside the university disciplinary process as one coordinated case, with the goal of a clean record and transcript.

Drug and OUI Cases. The court carries drug matters litigated at the suppression stage under Article 14 and an OUI calendar defended on the stop and the device records, with the four-day rule in play.

Domestic Violence Calendar. The court runs its domestic violence and 209A sessions, defended as one coordinated matter with self-defense raised where the client was not the aggressor.

The Clerk-Magistrate Session. The court’s summons docket is screened at the show cause hearing under G.L. c. 218, § 35A, where a denial ends the matter with no record, an outcome that matters especially to the students on this docket.

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

Related Serpa Law Office Resources: Clerk-Magistrate Hearings • Student Criminal Defense • Drug Crimes Defense • OUI Defense • Criminal Traffic Citation • Courts We Serve