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Two Allegheny County judges have been named to leadership positions within the Pennsylvania court system. Effective Dec. 24, Judg...

December 23

Pennsylvania retail theft offenses are at a five-year low, having decreased 15 percent since 2013. The infographic highlig...

December 13

Pennsylvania problem-solving courts will hold their first statewide mental health courts training during a two-day conference on M...

December 09

The Pennsylvania Superior Court, meeting in Harrisburg today, has elected Judge Jack Anthony Panella to be its new president judge...

December 06

Pennsylvania’s veteran population ranks fourth in the U.S. with 819,185 veterans as of 2017. Since 2009, Pennsylvania’...

November 08

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has renewed the accreditation of the Blair County DUI Court, commending the specialty court program...

October 25

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania will hold an educational program for the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre Chambers of Commerce on Wedn...

October 25

Following a steady decline in the statewide number of new protection from abuse (PFA) filings, Pennsylvania has seen a 5 percent i...

October 19

Pennsylvania courts today launched a “stop abuse” outreach campaign in English and Spanish to educate victims of abuse...

October 16

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court today released an educational video highlighting the Guardianship Tracking System (GTS), a new web-based system for guardians, court staff, Orphans’ Court clerks and judges to file, manage, track and submit reports. The video highlights how the new system will help protect adults of all ages who have been appointed a guardian by Pennsylvania courts. ...

October 01

In 2016, 66 percent of all new cases filed in Pennsylvania magisterial district courts were traffic-related. Magisterial district...

September 14

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court today announced the selection of six counties to participate in the Pennsylvania State Roundtab...

August 29

A look at statewide animal abuse data approaching the one-year anniversary of Libre’s Law Over the past year, 70 percent o...

August 17

Data collected by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts shows more than 6.9 million total traffic summary violations we...

June 15

Pennsylvania’s judiciary today unveiled six new data dashboards, the latest in a series of interactive, web-based data visua...

June 08

May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month and with 20 mental health courts in Pennsylvania, the infographic below highlig...

May 29

Recognizing the importance of pro bono service, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has approved the creation of a new continuing legal...

May 03

Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Thomas G. Saylor is asking lawyers to support the Commonwealth’s civil legal aid programs by p...

April 25

Distracted driving citations increased by 52 percent statewide in 2017 – and have increased 172 percent since 2013. In Penns...

April 02

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Thomas G. Saylor released the following statement regarding potential impeachme...

March 22

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

March 19

Drug delivery resulting in death charges statewide have increased by 1,267 percent between 2013 and 2017. In Pennsylvania, a drug...

March 08

State coffers receive $227 million; local governments and crime victims also benefit Pennsylvania courts collected nearly $471 m...

February 25

Have you ever wondered what is meant by ex parte, habeas corpus or even disposition? Legal concepts and court terms can be complex...

February 15

Have you ever wondered what is meant by ex parte, habeas corpus or even disposition? Legal concepts and court terms can be complex. This infographic highlights a few of these important court terms....

February 15

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is the highest court in the Commonwealth and the oldest appellate court in North America. Justices...

January 11