Brookline District Court

If you’re reading this page right now, chances are, you’ve been arrested and don’t know what to do next. Or, possibly, you haven’t yet been arrested, but you’ve been accused by someone of committing a crime, and have been called to Brookline District Court to appear for a hearing. (That’s called a Clerk-Magistrate’s Hearing; It’s discussed further, below.) The Law Offices of William D. Kickham and Associates, located in nearby Westwood, is always ready, willing and able to serve as legal counsel to persons who are arrested in Norfolk County. Our lead attorney, William D. Kickham, is a Brookline District Court Criminal Defense Lawyer, for people who have been arrested in the town of Brookline, Massachusetts.

If you are arrested by police in Brookline, you will be arraigned in Brookline District Court. If you have not been arrested, but instead either a person or a Police Department in Brookline has filed what is known as a “Criminal Complaint” against you in this court, a Clerk-Magistrate’s Hearing, (or a “Show-Cause Hearing”) will also take place at Brookline District Court.

Brookline District Court is located at:

360 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
Ph.: (617) 232-4660

Usually, a small number of different judges (typically 2 or 3) rotate at Brookline District Court, depending on judicial assignments for a particular week. There is usually one judge who handles arraignments, probation violations, and pre-trial conferences. Typically the other judges handle jury trials and civil business. Brookline District Court also has a Clerk’s Office and Probation Department. The court handles both criminal and civil jury trials, as well as what are called “bench trials,” which are trials held before a judge, and not a jury. Brookline District Court also sometimes handles “overflow” jury trials for other courts in Norfolk County.

The Law Offices of William D. Kickham and Associates can very effectively represent you in Brookline District Court you if you have been arrested for, or accused of, any number of crimes or offenses, including:

Whatever you have been charged with in Brookline District Court, it is important that you be represented by an attorney who regularly practices in this court.Attorneys who do not regularly appear in a given court, will not likely be able to secure as favorable a result for you, as an attorney who is familiar with the court and its personnel. Our lead attorney, William D. Kickham, was born, raised, and educated in Brookline, in addition to previously being elected as a Town Meeting Member in town government. Our firm has appeared in this court many times, with very successful results. We are familiar with how the court operates, its ‘culture,’ and we know how to get you the best legal result possible Click here to see a partial sampling of some of the results we have obtained for our clients.

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Westwood and Brookline, Massachusetts criminal defense lawyer William D. Kickham has appeared as a legal analyst on a variety of respected media, including The Metro Newspaper/Boston, Fox News TV-25/Boston, The Boston Herald, WBZ-AM Radio 1030, WCVB-TV5/Boston, Court TV, Nightside With Dan Rea, Money Matters Radio/Boston, and Greater Boston With Emily Rooney. Attorney William D. Kickham is turned to by respected reporters and media organizations in Massachusetts as an authoritative expert in the field of criminal defense law, and the case results he produces for his clients attest to this. Call us today at Ph.: (781) 320-0062, or Ph.: (617) 285-3600, to arrange for a free initial consultation of your case. If the matter is not an emergency, you can email us here for a free initial consult and we will respond to you very promptly.