• Discovering Justice Trip Request Form

    Thanks for your interest in scheduling a trip to the John J. Moakley U.S. Courthouse with your students. Please fill out the form below and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

  • Organizer Information

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.

  • Please share your preference for a date for your visit to the Moakley Courthouse

    Note: For the duration of the 2026-2027 School Year, Discovering Justice will only offer field trips on Tuesdays and Thursdays. When recording your first, second, and third choice dates below, please confine your selections either of those two days of the week.
  • First Choice*
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  • Second Choice*
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  • Third Choice*
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  • What are you looking to schedule with Discovering Justice?*

  • Scheduling a Field Trip for Grades 5-12

  • School Type

  • General Logistics

    Note: A typical visit will last 1 hour and 30 minutes. If your group is looking to include lunch as a part of your trip, expect the visit to be 2 hours total.

  • Lunch Options

  • Groups of students 35 or fewer may request to bring lunches from school and eat inside the courthouse. However, space for lunch cannot be guarnateed. Groups with larger than 35 students cannot bring lunch and eat it in the courthouse.

    Groups of all sizes can purchase lunch in the cafe. Groups with students purchasing lunch need a physical card or cash, as there will not be access to phones or Apple Pay on-site. 

  • Are you looking to eat lunch at the courthouse during your visit?*

  • Student Information

    Note: For most trips, Discovering Justice is only able to accommodate groups of up to 60 students at a time. If your group is 60 students or larger, we will reference multiple of your preferred dates to complete scheduling.
  • Grade Level(s)

  • Field Trip Itinerary

    All Field Trips include an inquiry-based, Massachusetts History & Social Studies Framework aligned tour and one other activity. All activities are pending availability. Please choose an activity out of the options below. For more information on these options, please visit our website.
  • Pending availability, which activity would you like to participate in in addition to your tour?*

  • Scheduling an Undergraduate or Graduate Visit

  • Student Information

    Note: Discovering Justice is only able to accommodate groups of 60 students at a time. If your group is 60 students or larger, we will reference multiple of your preferred dates to complete scheduling.

  • General Logistics

    Note: Dependent on itinerary, a typical visit will last between 1 to 2 hours.

  • Courthouse Visit Itinerary

    Please choose an activity out of the options below. For more information on these options, please visit our website. All activities are pending availability. We will fit what we can into your visit based on your preferences.
  • Pending availability, which activities would you like for your students to participate in?*

  • Scheduling a Courthouse Visit

  • Courthouse Rules Acknowledgement

  • Electronics Policy

    Anyone without a Bar Card will not be able to bring their cell phone or other electronic devices into the courthouse beyond security. This includes laptops, chargers, earbuds and headphones, and smart watches. Discovering Justice is able to request a waiver to the electronics regulations for two adult chaperones to keep their phones in case of emergency. We will follow up with a request for this information after your visit has been scheduled. 

  • Local Rule 83.3 Photographing, Recording and Broadcasting

    Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting Generally Prohibited. Except as specifically provided in these rules or by order of the court, no person shall take any photograph, make any recording, or make any broadcast by any means, in the course of or in connection with any proceedings in this court, on any floor of any building on which proceedings of this court are or, in the regular course of the business of the court, may it be held.

  • Courthouse Food and Drink Policy

    Outside food and drink are not permitted inside the courthouse. Discovering Justice is able to make an exception only when discussed with trip facilitators during the booking process.

  • Anything Else?

  • Is this your first time coming to the Moakley Courthouse with Discovering Justice?*
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