Three people were sworn in as the newest judges of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania during a special ceremony today in Philadelp...
Sep 29
Although juror scams are not new, Pennsylvania courts remind people to be alert and to never give out sensitive information over t...
Sep 23
Constitution Day commemorates the day in 1787 when the most influential document in American history was signed in Philadelph...
Sep 15
EDITORS’ NOTE: Audio and video clips of Justice Wecht are available for download on the Judiciary’s media resources we...
Sep 15
It’s that time of year again for flashing yellow lights warning of school zone speed limits of 15 mph, and for children of a...
Sep 09
Have you ever wondered why some courts begin with “oyez oyez?” Or tried to determine the difference between a pr...
Aug 26
Have you ever wondered how a preliminary arraignment is different from a preliminary hearing? The infographic below highligh...
Aug 12
Data collected by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts shows more than 5.6 million total traffic violations were issue...
Jul 29
Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Thomas G. Saylor has administered the oath of office to Justice Sallie Updyke Mundy to bring the sta...
Jul 21
Civil cases resolve disputes between or among people, organizations or the government, wherein the rights of each party are decide...
Jul 08
Pennsylvania’s appellate court benches added six new jurists today when the state Senate confirmed Gov. Tom Wolf’s nom...
Jun 28
Statewide homicide rates have declined slightly since 2013. The infographic below highlights key data and demographics about homic...
Jun 24
Legal concepts and court terms can be complex. The infographic below highlights a few of these important court terms or visit www....
Jun 10
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court today released a comprehensive video for parents whose children have been removed from their ca...
Jun 06
It has been 86 years since the first woman, Sara M. Soffel (Allegheny), was appointed as a judge in Pennsylvania. Today, 28 percen...
May 31
HARRISBURG — Ten years ago, Pennsylvania’s State Children’s Roundtable (SRT) launched a coalition of judges, cou...
May 31
Pennsylvania court data shows that 18,339 children were under supervision of dependency court in 2014, with 45 percent of those ch...
May 13
A McDowell High School student in Erie, Pennsylvania, won second place in the National Center for State Courts’ Civics Edu...
Apr 29
In Pennsylvania, lenders are required to provide evidence of overdue payments to the court before foreclosing. Overall, mortgage...
Apr 29
Under Pennsylvania’s Adam Walsh Act, 4,325 people were sentenced as sexual offenders between January 2013 – December...
Apr 15
Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor is asking lawyers to support the Commonwealth’s civil legal aid programs by providing pro bo...
Apr 01
Distracted driving citations increased by 43% statewide between 2014 and 2015 – with more men being cited (67%) than women...
Apr 01
A criminal charge alleges that a violation of the criminal law – an offense against the community – has occurred. An...
Mar 18
Justice J. Michael Eakin submitted his letter of retirement from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania after 14 years of service on...
Mar 15
Courts are at the very foundation of the American legal system. Two types of cases are taken to court: civil (disagreements abou...
Mar 04
Pennsylvania courts collected more than $464.5 million in fees, fines, costs and restitution in 2015, including a record $92 mil...
Feb 22
Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System supports hundreds of magisterial, trial and appellate courts statewide that process...
Feb 19
Statewide and county-by-county protection from abuse (PFA) data from Pennsylvania courts is available via an interactive dashboa...
Feb 06
Pennsylvania courts have seen substantial increases in language interpreter requests over the past few years, with more than 10...
Jan 22
"You have the right to remain silent...” What are Miranda rights, and why are they important? T...
Jan 19
Philadelphia Judge Alice Beck Dubow will be sworn in as a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Ja...
Jan 13
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Max Baer says a new educational video released today highlights the benefits of a new child w...
Jan 11
Pennsylvania’s judiciary this week welcomed three new members to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, including Justices Chr...
Jan 08
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania today announced the election of Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt as its president judge. Judge...
Jan 05
