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Pennsylvania Courts Announce Planned IT Outage for System Upgrade

October 15, 2025

On Sat., Oct. 18, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) Information Technology Department will perform a planned information technology outage for a critical system upgrade. 

This planned event will allow the AOPC to update its electronic records management system and is necessary in order to maintain optimal system functionality moving forward. 

As a result of this planned event, the following court systems connected to the electronic records system will be unavailable on Sat., Oct. 18 from 6 am to 3 pm: 

• Pennsylvania Appellate Court Case Management System 
• Common Pleas Case Management System 
• Magisterial District Judge System 
• Appellate Courts and Common Pleas eFiling System 
• Online Appellate Briefs (accessible to attorney’s only) 

The courts website, opinion pages, docket sheets, PAePay, the Guardianship Tracking System, all services available through JNET as well as statewide warrant information will not be impacted by the planned upgrade. 

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Media Contact: Stacey Witalec – 717-877-2997