Gardner District Court cases in Worcester County, Gardner, MA
Gardner District Court in Gardner, Massachusetts, is a trial-level District Court within the Massachusetts Trial Court's District Court Department. It exercises first-instance jurisdiction over matters arising within its geographic area, including criminal arraignments, misdemeanors, motor-vehicle/traffic offenses, and probable-cause hearings for felonies. Civil jurisdiction includes civil actions (generally up to $50,000), small claims (generally up to $7,000), summary-process (evictions/landlord-tenant), municipal bylaw/ordinance violations, abuse-prevention and harassment-prevention orders, and certain mental health or substance-use commitment proceedings. Core family-law matters such as divorce and child custody are handled by the Probate and Family Court, not the District Court.
Gardner District Court Contact and Location Information
| Court Type: | District Court |
| County: | Worcester |
| Street Address: | 108 Matthews St |
| City: | Gardner |
| Zip Code: | 1440 |
| Phone: | 978-632-2373 |
| Fax: | 978-630-3902 |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday : 8:30 am - 4:30 pm |
| Website URL: | https://www.mass.gov/locations/gardner-district-court |
| Parking: | There is a free parking lot located at the courthouse. |
| Public Transportation: | The Gardner District Court is accessible through the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority. The closest stop to the courthouse is the Henry Heywood Hospital Stop which is accessible through Gardner Route 1, Gardner Route 2 and the G-Link- Orange-Gardner line |
| Restrictions: | Using cameras and electronic devices |
| Languages: | Multiple |
| Email: | cmgardnerdc@jud.state.ma.us |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gardner-District-Court/159314170782857 |
| ADA: | Kimberly A Walsh |
| ADA Phone: | 978-632-2373 x112 |
| ADA Fax / Email: | kimberly.walsh@jud.state.ma.us |
| About / Additional Info: | This court serves Gardner, Hubbardston, Petersham, and Westminster. |
Services and Case Types Handled in Gardner District Court
Gardner District Court provides trial-level services to the public:
- Criminal: intake of complaints, arraignments, bail/dangerousness, clerk-magistrate show-cause, pretrial motions, jury/bench trials for misdemeanors and some felonies, probation violations.
- Civil: civil actions (generally up to $50,000), small claims (to $7,000), summary process (evictions), supplementary process/judgment enforcement.
- Traffic/motor vehicle: civil motor vehicle infraction hearings and criminal traffic cases.
- Protective orders: Abuse Prevention Orders (G.L. c. 209A) and Harassment Prevention Orders (G.L. c. 258E), including issuance, extensions, and violations.
- Mental health/substance use: petitions under G.L. c. 123 (e.g., Section 35).
- Jury services: juror check-in and management for six-person juries; responds to summons questions and deferral/ADA requests.
- Public-facing services: case filings, scheduling court hearings, access to calendars and case records, payment of fines/fees, interpreter/ADA accommodations, and self-help information.