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More than 39,000 new protection from abuse (PFA) petitions were filed statewide in 2018 according to the Administrative Office of...

Oct 10

Pennsylvania Courts today released Pennsylvania Justice – Understanding the Courts, a fast-paced, animated video that descri...

Sep 23

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today announced the appointment of Teresa Ficken Sachs as Counsel to the Court effective January 20...

Sep 18

September is the heaviest month for school zone violations. Over the last five years, 30,862 Pennsylvania drivers were cited with...

Sep 09

Committed to helping judges navigate the complex issues surrounding elder abuse, dependency and domestic violence cases, the Admin...

Sep 05

Under Pennsylvania’s Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), 8,133 people were sentenced as sexual offend...

Aug 23

Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Thomas G. Saylor today announced the retirement of Court Administrator of Pennsylvania Tom Darr, who...

Jul 24

Pennsylvania courts have been selected this year as a two-time winner of the National Association for Court Management (NACM) and...

Jul 15

President Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt today announced the appointment of Gretchen Hanrahan, Esquire, to serve as Chief Legal Counsel...

Jul 03

Over the last five years, Pennsylvania has seen a gradual decrease in identity theft cases. Identity theft is defined as the fraud...

Jun 07

Pennsylvania court data shows that over the last five years, the placement of children in kinship care has nearly doubled. The Off...

May 10

Committed to educating the public about the court appeals process, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania will hold an upcoming specia...

May 07

Acting on a recommendation of its Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has adopted a rule th...

Apr 22

Pennsylvania distracted driving citations decreased by 5 percent statewide from 2017 to 2018. Despite the recent decrease, citatio...

Apr 01

Watch a Q&A video series highlighting some of our female judges in Pennsylvania in honor of Women’s History Month. The v...

Mar 21

March is National Women’s History Month, an ideal time to look at the history of women in the Pennsylvania judiciary as well...

Mar 08

In an effort to assist families during high-conflict custody cases, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced the adoption of new r...

Feb 28

Pennsylvania courts collected over $483 million in fees, fines, costs and restitution in 2018, including a record $130 million pai...

Feb 25

FLAHERTY, John P., Jr., Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Emeritus, age 87, of Indiana Twp. on Feb. 20, 2019. Born 1931 in Pittsburgh....

Feb 22

In honor of black history month, AOPC interviewed several Pennsylvania judges to talk about what black history month means to each...

Feb 11

Committed to protecting Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable citizens, the Pa Supreme Court Advisory Council on Elder Justice in t...

Jan 29

Insurance fraud refers to involvement in any intentional activity that cons an organization – commonly seen in the form of f...

Jan 25