Katie Rayburn at a glance
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- Associate Justice
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts · State
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Katie Rayburn
Associate Justice · Massachusetts Superior Court
Biography
Professional career
- Nominated by Governor Charlie Baker to the Massachusetts District Court in 2017 and has held the role of a judge in Plymouth and Bristol counties since then
- She also worked at the Law Office of Daniel W. O’Malley before becoming an Assistant District Attorney in Bristol County in 2008 During her tenure as ADA, Rayburn held the role of Director of the Domestic Violence Unit and Deputy Chief of the Homicide Unit
- Began her legal career in 2000 as an associate at Grassia, Murphy & Whitney, later joining the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office
Education
- Suffolk University Law School in — J.D. (1999)
Additional information
- Katie Cook Rayburn, born in Boston, Massachusetts, earned her Bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 1996
- handling a wide range of cases including murder, homicide, child support, and custody disputes.
- The series highlights her prosecutorial work and the complexities of the case, though some elements are fictionalized for dramatic purposes
- Her judicial responsibilities include presiding over criminal and civil cases, mental health matters, housing disputes, and other legal issues
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Courtwide
Massachusetts Superior Court Standing Order 1-26 identifies which criminal and civil proceedings are presumptively remote or in person, while allowing the presiding judge to change the format under the order's standards.
certain criminal and civil proceedings may be conducted remotely (e.g., by computer, videoconference, or telephone) pursuant to this Standing OrderSuperior Court Standing Order 1-26: Remote hearings ↗
Courtwide
Photographing, recording, or electronically transmitting a Massachusetts Superior Court remote or hybrid hearing requires prior authorization from the supervising judge or clerk-magistrate.
No person shall take any photographs, or make any recording or transmission by electronic means, of a remote or hybrid court hearing, without prior authorization from the judge or clerk magistrateSuperior Court Standing Order 1-26: Remote hearings ↗
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
In Massachusetts courts, photography, recording, or electronic transmission in a courtroom or related judicial space requires prior authorization from the judge or magistrate supervising that place, subject to Rule 1:19's separate provisions for registered news media.
No person shall take any photographs, or make any recording or transmission by electronic means, in any courtroom, hearing room, office, chambers or lobby of a judge or magistrate without prior authorizationSupreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts
Massachusetts Superior Court
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
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Biography sources checked July 25, 2026.
Massachusetts Court System official judicial roster
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View Massachusetts Court System official judicial roster ↗Superior Court Standing Order 1-26: Remote hearings
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View Superior Court Standing Order 1-26: Remote hearings ↗Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19: Electronic access to the courts ↗