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The Allegheny County Courthouse of Allegheny County in Downtown Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania courts of common pleas are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction. There are 60 judicial districts, 53 of which comprise only one of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, and seven comprising two counties. Each district has from one to 93 judges.
Ralph Stanton Wettick Jr. is a retired United States judge who served on the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania's Fifth Judicial District, [1] from 1976 to 2016. He was a leading authority on discovery under Pennsylvania's Rules of Civil Procedure, and was known for handling important and complex cases.
The magisterial district courts also resolve small civil disputes such as breaches of contracts, landlord-tenant issues, and torts, not exceeding a monetary recovery of $12,000 including expenses like lawyer's fees and filing fees. The court pictured is the 07-1-06 Magisterial District Court in Feasterville, Bucks County. Sullivan County Courthouse
In Pennsylvania, the courts of common pleas are the trial courts of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania (the state court system). 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]
The Allegheny County District Attorney's office did not file charges against Saveikis after either of the complaints were brought to its attention, but its investigation indicated county President ...
Bruce Beemer (born December 14, 1968) is an American attorney and jurist currently serving as a judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. He previously served as the attorney general of Pennsylvania [ 1 ] from 2016 to 2017 and as Inspector General of Pennsylvania from 2016 to 2019.
The United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. [1] [2] It was subdivided on April 20, 1818, by 3 Stat. 462, [1] [2] into the Eastern and Western Districts to be headquartered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh ...
A court in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, south of Pittsburgh, ordered an elections precinct judge to turn over all ballots and other election material once polls close at 8 p.m. after he told the ...