Taunton District Court


The Taunton District Court serves the Bristol County city of Taunton and a ring of surrounding towns, a mixed urban and suburban catchment along the Route 24 and Route 44 corridors. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office prosecutes its docket, and Attorney Joe Serpa defends each case with the collateral consequences mapped from the first call.

Every case heard in this court can end in more than one way, and the most valuable outcome is an outright dismissal. The firm’s companion page explains how criminal cases get dismissed in Massachusetts, from the clerk-magistrate stage through trial.

Location and Access. The Taunton District Court, 40 Broadway, Taunton, MA 02780, sits near Route 44 and Route 24. The court’s phone is (508) 977-6000.

Communities Served. Berkley, Dighton, Easton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Taunton.

OUI, Drug, and Motor Vehicle Cases. Route 24 and Route 44 supply the OUI and motor vehicle docket, with the four-day citation rule in play, and the court’s drug matters are litigated at the suppression stage.

Domestic Violence, Theft, and the Clerk Session. The court runs domestic violence and 209A sessions and a retail theft calendar, 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 Taunton date.

Related Serpa Law Office Resources: Clerk-Magistrate HearingsOUI DefenseDrug Crimes DefenseDomestic Violence DefenseCriminal Traffic CitationCourts Across Greater Boston Nearby: Attleboro District CourtNew Bedford District Court

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