Meghan S. Spring at a glance
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- Associate Justice
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Meghan S. Spring
Associate Justice · Massachusetts District Court
Biography
Professional career
- In January 2021, she was appointed by Chief Justice Dawley as the First Justice of the Marlborough District Court
- In January 2013, she became an Assistant Clerk Magistrate at Lowell District Court, presiding over civil and criminal sessions, small claims, and probable cause determinations for criminal complaints and search warrants
- She then served as an assistant district attorney in Middlesex County for approximately four and a half years, prosecuting cases involving violent street crime, drug trafficking, sex offenses, and homicides, and supervising attorneys in two large district courthouses
- Judge Spring grew up in Littleton, Massachusetts, and completed studies at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Education
- American University — B.A.
- Northeastern University School of Law — J.D.
Additional information
- In August 2017, Governor Charlie Baker nominated her as an Associate Justice of the District Court, and she was confirmed by the Governor’s Council.
- representing clients in both district and superior courts, including appellate work in Massachusetts courts.
- Assigned to Region 5 in Worcester County, presiding over both criminal and civil sessions.
- overseeing court administration and judicial proceedings
- Judge Spring has tried over 150 cases.
- After law school, she held the role of a law clerk for justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court.
- She later joined Spring & Spring, a criminal defense firm
- As First Justice, Judge Spring presides over cases in Marlborough and Hudson, Massachusetts, managing both civil and criminal sessions and ensuring the effective administration of justice in her district
- Judge Spring is co-chair of the District Court Education Committee and serves on the First Justice Committee.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Courtwide
Massachusetts District Court lists specified non-evidentiary, scheduling, status, civil-management, and other proceedings that may be held remotely unless the presiding judge or clerk-magistrate orders otherwise.
The following events may be held remotely unless otherwise ordered by a judge or clerk-magistrateJoint Standing Order 1-26: Order on remote court hearings ↗
Courtwide
Photographing, recording, or electronically transmitting a Massachusetts District 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 magistrateJoint Standing Order 1-26: Order on remote court 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 District Court
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Massachusetts Court System official judicial roster
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View Massachusetts Court System official judicial roster ↗Joint Standing Order 1-26: Order on remote court hearings
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View Joint Standing Order 1-26: Order on remote court 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 ↗