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Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System has released its 2015 caseload statistics report containing data, charts and tables r...

December 18

Problem-solving courts – including veterans courts, adult and juvenile drug courts, DUI courts and mental health courts &nda...

December 15

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has adopted continuing judicial education requirements for judges serving the Supreme, Commonwealth...

December 08

The right to trial by jury in criminal cases, and some civil cases, is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and Pennsylvania state...

December 01

Limited access is a new law, effective Nov. 14, 2016, that lessens barriers to employment, housing and education by removing a con...

November 17

Cybercrime is crime conducted via the Internet or some other computer network. The top convictions in Pennsylvania for cybercrime...

November 04

The Pennsylvania court system is structured like a pyramid with the Supreme Court at the top. The entry level into the court syste...

October 21

According to data from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, statewide criminal convictions are at a four-year low. Wh...

October 07

Three people were sworn in as the newest judges of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania during a special ceremony in Philadelphia....

September 29

Although juror scams are not new, Pennsylvania courts remind people to be alert and to never give out sensitive information over t...

September 23

EDITORS’ NOTE: Audio and video clips of Justice Wecht are available for download on the Judiciary’s media resources we...

September 15

Constitution Day commemorates the day in 1787 when the most influential document in American history was signed in Philadelph...

September 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...

September 09

Have you ever wondered why some courts begin with “oyez oyez?”  Or tried to determine the difference between a pr...

August 26

Have you ever wondered how a preliminary arraignment is different from a preliminary hearing?  The infographic below highligh...

August 12

Data collected by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts shows more than 5.6 million total traffic violations were issue...

July 29

Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Thomas G. Saylor has administered the oath of office to Justice Sallie Updyke Mundy to bring the sta...

July 21

Civil cases resolve disputes between or among people, organizations or the government, wherein the rights of each party are decide...

July 08

Pennsylvania’s appellate court benches added six new jurists today when the state Senate confirmed Gov. Tom Wolf’s nom...

June 28

Statewide homicide rates have declined slightly since 2013. The infographic below highlights key data and demographics about homic...

June 24

Legal concepts and court terms can be complex. The infographic below highlights a few of these important court terms or visit www....

June 10

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court today released a comprehensive video for parents whose children have been removed from their ca...

June 06

HARRISBURG — Ten years ago, Pennsylvania’s State Children’s Roundtable (SRT) launched a coalition of judges, cou...

May 31

It has been 86 years since the first woman, Sara M. Soffel (Allegheny), was appointed as a judge in Pennsylvania. Today, 28 percen

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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

In Pennsylvania, lenders are required to provide evidence of overdue payments to the court before foreclosing. Overall, mortgage

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April 29

A McDowell High School student in Erie, Pennsylvania, won second place in the National Center for State Courts’ Civics Edu...

April 29

Under Pennsylvania’s Adam Walsh Act, 4,325 people were sentenced as sexual offenders between January 2013 – December...

April 15

Distracted driving citations increased by 43% statewide between 2014 and 2015 – with more men being cited (67%) than women...

April 01

Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor is asking lawyers to support the Commonwealth’s civil legal aid programs by providing pro bo...

April 01

A criminal charge alleges that a violation of the criminal law – an offense against the community – has occurred. An...

March 18

Justice J. Michael Eakin submitted his letter of retirement from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania after 14 years of service on...

March 15

Courts are at the very foundation of the American legal system. Two types of cases are taken to court: civil (disagreements abou...

March 03

Pennsylvania courts collected more than $464.5 million in fees, fines, costs and restitution in 2015, including a record $92 mil...

February 21

Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System supports hundreds of magisterial, trial and appellate courts statewide that process...

February 18

Statewide and county-by-county protection from abuse (PFA) data from Pennsylvania courts is available via an interactive dashboa...

February 05

Pennsylvania courts have seen substantial increases in language interpreter requests over the past few years, with more than 10...

January 21

"You have the right to remain silent...” What are Miranda rights, and why are they important? T...

January 18

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...

January 12

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Max Baer says a new educational video released today highlights the benefits of a new child w...

January 10

Pennsylvania’s judiciary this week welcomed three new members to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, including Justices Chr...

January 07

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania today announced the election of Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt as its president judge. Judge...

January 04