Mass Bar Association Presents Annual State of the Judiciary Address

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · December 11, 2025

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Welcome and program overview

Presentation

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Michael Hayden (president, Massachusetts Bar Association) opened the program, welcomed judges and viewers, and introduced Chief Justice Kimberly Budd as the State of the Judiciary speaker and a later moderated panel with Tom Ambrosino. He noted the event is hosted live from the 7 Justices' Courtroom at the Adams Courthouse and will be broadcast online.

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Chief Justice Kimberly Budd delivered the 2025 State of the Judiciary address to the Massachusetts Bar Association at the Adams Courthouse, focusing on judicial security, access to justice, technology and GenAI, transparency, and court funding. Trial Court Administrator Thomas Ambrosino described staffing shortfalls, recent funding restorations and the court's IT and courthouse security initiatives.

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