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Currently. Hon. Patrick F. Dugan. Since. January 2019. The Philadelphia Municipal Court is a trial court of limited jurisdiction seated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It has 27 judges elected by the voters of Philadelphia. [ 1] The Municipal Court has three divisions: the Criminal Division, the Civil Division, and the Traffic Division. [ 1]
The courts of common pleas are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the state. The name derives from the medieval English court of Common Pleas. Pennsylvania established them in 1722. [1] They hear civil cases with a significant amount in controversy and trials for serious crimes. They have original jurisdiction over all cases not ...
The Municipal Court also has jurisdiction over civil cases with an amount in controversy less than $12,000 (or $12,500 for fines and most debts owed to the City of Philadelphia, or $15,000 for delinquent real-estate taxes owed to the City and certain tax debts owed to the School District of Philadelphia). The civil division of the Municipal ...
In throwing out the charges, Judge Wendy Pew of the Philadelphia Municipal Court said she agreed "100%" with Dial's defense attorney, who argued in court that Dial was trying to "take cover" when ...
Jon Baker, The Times-Reporter. September 4, 2024 at 5:07 AM. GOSHEN TOWNSHIP ‒ A 23-year-old New Philadelphia man has been charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony, in connection ...
Philadelphia County has Philadelphia Municipal Court instead of magisterial district courts. These courts hear similar matters to the magisterial district courts, but the jurisdictional limit is $12,000. The Philadelphia Municipal Court has jurisdiction over all traffic offenses, misdemeanors, and preliminary hearings for felonies.
The case is Philadelphia v Bank of America Corp et al, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 19-01608. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Dan Grebler) Show ...
The Philadelphia Family Court system formed in 1914 and was known as the Juvenile and Domestic Branches of the Municipal Court. Between 1914 and 1939 the court processed $35,482,478 in claims which otherwise would have been charges to the city government. The charges range from $345,490 in 1914 to $1,565,682 in 1939.