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New bench cards and instructional videos intended to enhance judicial education efforts will soon be provided to more than 450 tri...

December 10

The study shows that overall the Courts of Common Pleas are “sized” correctly with the right number of judicial resour...

November 28

Pennsylvania’s veterans population ranks fourth in the U.S. with nearly 846,000 veterans as of 2016. Since 2009, Pennsylvani...

November 07

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced the transition of administrative judges in Allegheny County. Effective Nov. 1, 2017,...

October 24

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

October 13

A three-judge panel of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania will hold a special session to hear arguments on appeal at 9:00 a.m....

October 11

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania will hold a special session at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 on the 7th floor of Alter Hall on the...

October 04

Underage drinking citations statewide have decreased by 45 percent between 2012 and 2016. In Pennsylvania an underage drinking cit...

September 27

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania will hold a special session at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19 at the Alumni Auditorium on the W...

September 14

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Max Baer today announced the selection of seven counties to participate in the launch of the P...

September 06

By completing 702,919 hours of community service, 14,220 juveniles contributed to $5.1 million worth of volunteer service in 2014...

August 28

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has formed a task force to perform a comprehensive review of investigating grand juries.  &ld...

July 20

Pennsylvania judges are chosen in elections that occur in odd-numbered years. Some judges serve 10-year terms, while others serve...

June 19

Pennsylvania court data shows that 20,458 children were under supervision of dependency court in 2015, with 43 percent of those ch...

May 15

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Office of the Prothonotary is warning people about a telephone scam being used to get money or pers...

May 11

Two Pennsylvania students took top honors in a National Center for State Courts annual civics education essay contest. This year&...

April 26

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania will hold a special session on Thursday April 20 at the Luzerne County Courthouse in Wilkes...

April 13

Distracted driving citations increased by 52 percent statewide between 2014 and 2016 – with more men being cited (70 percent...

April 07

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania will hold a special session at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 4 in the McArdle Courtroom at Duquesne...

March 30

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has adopted a comprehensive plan to improve access to justice for those with limited English pro...

March 28

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

March 09

The Superior Court of Pennsylvania will hold a special session at 10 a.m. on March 14 in the Alumni Auditorium on the Widener Univ...

March 05

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

February 26

Pennsylvania courts collected more than $462.1 million in fees, fines, costs and restitution in 2016, including a record $103 mill...

February 22

PA Courts InfoShare is created by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to visually highlight interesting information a...

February 09

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has adopted a new public access policy that, for the first time, establishes uniform standards for...

January 05