John Adams Courthouse in the context of Massachusetts Supreme Court

42°21′33″N 71°03′39″W / 42.359297°N 71.060954°W / 42.359297; -71.060954

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Although the claim is disputed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the SJC claims the distinction of being the oldest continuously functioning appellate court in the Americas, with a recognized history dating to the establishment of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature in 1692 under the charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.