Section 1127 – Hearing officers
§ 1127. Hearing officers. (a) Appointment.–The President Judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court may appoint hearing officers in proceedings under section 1123(a)(9) (relating to jurisdiction and venue). (b) Code of conduct.–The Supreme Court shall promulgate a code of conduct to govern the conduct of hearing officers and provide for regular audits of the conduct of […]
Section 1141 – Pittsburgh Magistrates Court
§ 1141. Pittsburgh Magistrates Court. The Pittsburgh Magistrates Court shall be a court not of record and shall consist of such a number of judges, not less than five nor more than eight, as shall be specified by ordinance of the City of Pittsburgh. The magistrates court shall be the police magistrates authorized to be […]
Section 1142 – Seat of court
§ 1142. Seat of court. The regular sessions of the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court shall be held at such locations within the City of Pittsburgh as may be designated by ordinance of the City of Pittsburgh.
Section 1143 – Jurisdiction and venue
§ 1143. Jurisdiction and venue. (a) General rule.–Except as otherwise prescribed by any general rule adopted pursuant to section 503 (relating to reassignment of matters) the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court shall have jurisdiction of all of the following matters: (1) Criminal complaints accusing any person of the commission of any felony or misdemeanor, where such felony […]
Section 1144 – Lien of judgment
§ 1144. Lien of judgment. A judgment of the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court shall not operate as a lien on real property until a transcript of the record showing a final judgment of the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court has been filed in the manner prescribed by general rules in the office of the prothonotary of Allegheny County. […]
Section 1121 – Philadelphia Municipal Court
§ 1121. Philadelphia Municipal Court. (a) Organization.–The Philadelphia Municipal Court shall be organized as follows: (1) The General Division shall consist of 27 judges. (2) The Traffic Division shall consist of four judges elected to the Traffic Court of Philadelphia prior to the effective date of this paragraph. If a vacancy in the Traffic Division […]
Section 1122 – Seat of court
§ 1122. Seat of court. The regular sessions of the Philadelphia Municipal Court shall be held at such locations within the first judicial district as may be approved by the president judge of the court in compliance with general rules.
Section 1123 – Jurisdiction and venue
§ 1123. Jurisdiction and venue. (a) General rule.–Except as otherwise prescribed by any general rule adopted pursuant to section 503 (relating to reassignment of matters), the Philadelphia Municipal Court shall have jurisdiction of the following matters: (1) Summary offenses, except those arising out of the same episode or transaction involving a delinquent act for which […]
Section 1124 – Lien of judgments
§ 1124. Lien of judgments. Judgment recovered in the Philadelphia Municipal Court shall be a lien upon property in the same manner and to the same extent that judgment recovered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County is a lien. All such judgments shall be indexed in the judgment index or indices of […]
Section 1125 – Substitute arraignment court magistrates
§ 1125. Substitute arraignment court magistrates. The President Judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court may appoint qualified attorneys who are court employees to act as substitute arraignment court magistrates during an emergency upon a written finding by the president judge that an emergency exists. (Apr. 13, 1988, P.L.336, No.47, eff. imd.; Oct. 9, 2008, P.L.1352, […]