Newburyport District Court

The Newburyport District Court sits at 188 State Street, Newburyport, MA 01950, and is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Clerk’s office: (978) 462-2652
• Probation department: (978) 465-8373
• Probation fax: (978) 465-6471
• Clerk’s email: cmnewburyportdc@jud.state.ma.us

A public parking lot sits two blocks from the courthouse, a metered lot sits across the street, and metered street parking is available. Newburyport station on the MBTA Newburyport and Rockport commuter rail line is about half a mile away, and the Cape Ann Transit Authority runs local bus service.

The Newburyport District Court serves the northeastern corner of Essex County, from the coast to the New Hampshire line, and its docket includes the seasonal cases the beaches and the Route 1 corridor produce alongside the year-round calendar. The Essex County District Attorney’s Office prosecutes here, and Attorney Joe Serpa has defended across Essex County since 1995.

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.

Communities Served. Amesbury, Merrimac, Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, Salisbury, and West Newbury.

OUI, Seasonal, and Border Cases. Salisbury Beach, the Route 1 corridor, and the New Hampshire border feed a seasonal OUI, disorderly, and assault docket, much of it against summer visitors whose cases can often be handled with counsel appearing; the four-day citation rule governs the cases that begin without an arrest.

Domestic Violence, Drug, and the Clerk Session. The court runs domestic violence and 209A restraining order sessions and drug matters, and its clerk-magistrate sessions screen the summons docket, 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 confidential consultation before your Newburyport date.

Related Serpa Law Office Resources: Clerk-Magistrate Hearings • OUI Defense • I Received a Show Cause Notice • Criminal Traffic Citation • Domestic Violence Defense • Courts Across Greater Boston Nearby: Haverhill District Court • Gloucester District Court