PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
John Adams Courthouse
One Pemberton Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Tel.: (617) 557 - 1114
Fax: (617) 742 - 1807
S.J.C. Rule 1:19
Media Registration Form Instructions
1. Anyone requesting registration as “news media” under S.J.C. Rule 1:19 should first read the
rule available online here: http://www.mass.gov/courts/sjc/docs/final-sjc-rule-119.pdf
2. News organization designees should complete only part A of the form and news media
individuals who are not employed by a news organization should complete only part B of the
form.
3. Only one authorized designee from each news organization needs to register. The registrant
should complete part A of the form and fill in the signature portion with his/her signed or typed
name. The form should be saved in PDF format and emailed
to: mediaregistration@sjc.state.ma.us or faxed to (617) 742-1807. All news organization
employees who are assigned to cover the courts must read S.J.C. Rule 1:19 and agree to abide by
its provisions.
4. News media individuals who are not employed by a news organization should complete part
B of this form and fill in the signature portion with his/her signed or typed name. The form
should be saved in PDF format and emailed to mediaregistration@sjc.state.ma.us or faxed to
(617) 742-1807. News media individuals must read S.J.C. Rule 1:19 and agree to abide by its
provisions.
5. The Public Information Office will acknowledge registration with a signed form via email.
All news media representatives must bring a copy of the acknowledgment, along with photo
identification and, if applicable, identification that shows their affiliation with the registered
news organization when entering a courthouse or courtroom.
6. A paper or electronic copy of the acknowledgment form will be accepted. Members of the
news media who do not present the acknowledgment form will not be allowed to use electronic
devices in the courtroom.
7. Registrants are required to update registration forms if their information changes.
8. Names of news organizations and individual news media registrants will be listed on the
Supreme Judicial Court’s media registration web page
here: http://www.mass.gov/courts/sjc/media/media-reg-rule119.html
REGISTRATION FOR NEWS MEDIA UNDER S.J.C. RULE 1:19
PART A
REGISTRATION FOR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS
News Organization: _______________________________________________________
Person completing form: __________________________ Title: ____________________
Street Address: ___________________________________________________________
City: __________________ State: ___________ Zip Code: _____________
Telephone: ____________________ Email: ____________________________________
I certify that:
1. The ____________________________________ regularly gathers, prepares,
photographs, records, writes, edits, reports or publishes news or information about
matters of public interest for dissemination to the public in the following
publication(s) or broadcast news outlet(s) (please list each publication and/or
broadcast news outlet below):
2. I have read S.J.C. Rule 1:19 on Electronic Access to the Courts and will comply
in all respects with the provisions of that rule. I will also make certain that all
other persons from my organization participating in photography, electronic
recording, or transmission of courtroom proceedings have read S.J.C. Rule 1:19
and will comply in all respects with the provisions of that rule.
Signed: _________________________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REGISTRATION
(This section to be completed by the Public Information Office)
On ______________________,
The _________________________________ registered as a news organization with the
Public Information Office. This acknowledgment, together with a photo identification
and an identification showing an individual’s affiliation with a news organization, should
be brought to court.
_____________________________ ______________________________
Public Information Officer or designee Signed
REGISTRATION FOR NEWS MEDIA UNDER S.J.C. RULE 1:19
PART B
REGISTRATION FOR NEWS MEDIA INDIVIDUALS NOT EMPLOYED BY A
NEWS ORGANIZATION
Person completing form: ___________________________________________________
Street Address: ___________________________________________________________
City: _____________________ State: ____________ Zip Code: ______________
Telephone: ______________________ Email: __________________________________
I certify that:
1. I, ________________________________, regularly gather, prepare, photograph,
record, write, edit, report or publish news or information about matters of public
interest for dissemination to the public in the following publication(s) or
broadcast news outlet(s) (please list each publication, broadcast news outlet or
online news source below):
2. I have read S.J.C. Rule 1:19 on Electronic Access to the Courts and will comply
in all respects with the provisions of that rule.
Signed: _________________________________________________________________
Date: ___________________________
________________________________________________________________________
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF REGISTRATION
(This section to be completed by the Public Information Office)
On _______________________,
______________________________________ registered as news media with the Public
Information Office. This acknowledgment, together with a photo identification, should be
brought to court.
_____________________________ ______________________________
Public Information Officer or designee Signed
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