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Active Trial judge

Beverly J. Cannone

Massachusetts Superior Court

Massachusetts

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Overview

Identity and service

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

Judicial role
Associate Justice
Service status
Active
Court level
Trial
Jurisdiction
State
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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

CourtwideExplicit
Hearing

Allowed

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.

Page
Official rule page
Section
Superior Court Standing Order 1-26, Sections 2-5; proceeding-specific presumptions and judicial discretion control
Effective
June 1, 2026
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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certain criminal and civil proceedings may be conducted remotely (e.g., by computer, videoconference, or telephone) pursuant to this Standing Order

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Remote Or Hybrid Hearing

Leave required

Photographing, recording, or electronically transmitting a Massachusetts Superior Court remote or hybrid hearing requires prior authorization from the supervising judge or clerk-magistrate.

Page
Official rule page
Section
Superior Court Standing Order 1-26, Section 7
Effective
June 1, 2026
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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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 magistrate

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Court Proceeding

Leave required

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.

Page
Official rule page
Section
Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19(1)-(3); separate news-media access rules and judicial limitations apply
Effective
September 17, 2012
Last checked
July 26, 2026
Verification
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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 authorization

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Massachusetts Court System. 3 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.