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Superior Court to Hold Special Session in Lawrence County

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May 15, 2014

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania will hold a special session in New Castle, Lawrence County on May 20 and 21. 

Court sessions will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will recess at approximately 4:00 p.m. on both days. Sessions will take place in the Lawrence County Courthouse.

During the session the court will hear arguments on appeals from decisions of local trial courts in civil, criminal and domestic cases.

The Superior Court normally hears arguments on appeals in Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but occasionally visits other locations around the Commonwealth for special sessions. This special session is an opportunity for the members of the public in Lawrence County to see the court in action.

Serving on the Superior Court panel will be Judges Christine Donohue, Paula Francisco Ott and John L. Musmanno. Judges Donohue and Musmanno maintain chambers in Pittsburgh. Judge Ott’s chambers is in Chester County.

The Superior Court is one of the busiest appellate courts in the nation, deciding close to 8,000 cases each year. 

(More information about the judges and the Superior Court is available at www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court/)

Media contact: Joseph Seletyn, Esq., Superior Court prothonotary

                              (412) 565-7592 or (215) 560-5800