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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
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 Commonwealth Court's headquarters is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with jurisdiction over administrative and civil public law. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is the other intermediate appellate court in the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System, having jurisdiction over criminal and private civil cases.
Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas (60 judicial districts) [4] Magisterial District Courts [5] Former colonial and state courts of Pennsylvania. Provincial Court (1684-1722) Orphans' Courts (1688-1968 when merged with Courts of Common Pleas) Justice of the Peace Courts (1682 - now Magisterial District Courts) Court for the Trial of Negroes ...
The courts of common pleas are organized into 60 judicial districts, 53 comprising one of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, and seven comprising two counties. Each district has from one to 101 judges. Judges of the common pleas courts are elected to ten-year terms. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district. In ...
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System. It also claims to be the oldest appellate court in the United States , [ 1 ] a claim that is disputed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court . [ 2 ]
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. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was subdivided on April 20, 1818, by 3 Stat. 462 , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] into the Eastern and Western Districts to be headquartered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh ...
Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2012–2015) Sallie Updyke Mundy June 29, 1962 (age 62) in Elmira, New York: July 21, 2016 [note 1] Republican: First term 2027 June 29, 2037 Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2010–2016) P. Kevin Brobson November 26, 1970 (age 54) in Mountoursville, Pennsylvania: January 3, 2022 Republican