2015 Court News Archives

• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of December 27, 2015.

  • 12/23/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: All courts will be closed on Friday, December 25, 2015 in observance of CHRISTMAS DAY , except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.

  • 12/23/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of December 20, 2015.

  • 12/18/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: Thomas Benjamin Huggett Removed: 12/14/2015, Thomas B. O'Connell Removed: 12/14/2015, Michael Ephraim Steinsaltz Removed: 12/15/2015

  • 12/16/2015
• First Judicial District

  Question and Answers regarding the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Stout Center for Criminal Justice ('SCJC') Open-Standard Closed Circuit Television Video Management System ("CCTV System"). Please note that the deadline for the RFP has been extended to Thursday, December 17, 2015, 3:00 p.m.

  • 12/11/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of December 13, 2015.

  • 12/11/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: arey Elizabeth Grace Galvin Removed: 12/7/2015, Deborah Flynn Removed: 12/7/2015, Ahmer Hussain Sheriff Removed: 12/7/2015

  • 12/9/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: Michael Patrick Williams Removed: 12/1/2015, James E. Murphy Removed: 12/1/2015, Jill Baratz Clarke Removed: 12/1/2015, Michael Philip Decktor Removed: 12/4/2015, Timothy Joel Zuercher Removed: 12/4/2015.

  • 12/7/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of December 06, 2015.

  • 12/4/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: Benjamin Jozef deGroot Removed: 11/23/2015, Mark McKelvie Lee Removed: 11/25/2015

  • 11/30/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of November 29, 2015.

  • 11/25/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: All courts will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 26-27, 2015 in observance of Thanksgiving Day, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.

  • 11/24/2015
• First Juducial District

  CP E-FILING MAINTENANCE: The Court will be performing maintenance on the Common Pleas Court-Civil section of the E-Filing System from Wednesday, November 25th, 2015 at 7 p.m. through Sunday, November 29th, 2015 at 11:30 p.m. During this time users may continue to submit filings, however the ability to view or purchase previously filed documents will be disabled. Thank you for your patience.

  • 11/23/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division

  Administrative Order No. 03-2015 In Re: Regis Insurance Company, In Liquidation, PA. Commonwealth Court No. 1 REG 2015.

  • 11/23/2015
• First Judicial District

  E-FILING MAINTENANCE: The Court will be performing maintenance on the E-Filing website Tuesday, November 24th, 2015 from 4:30-5:00p.m. During this time users may continue to submit filings, however the ability to view or purchase previously filed documents will be disabled. Thank you for your patience.

  • 11/22/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of November 22, 2015.

  • 11/20/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  Updated Mass Tort Master Docket and Liaison Counsel list

  • 11/19/2015
• First Judicial District

  Invitation to Bid (ITB) Bad Check Recovery Services

  • 11/16/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of November 15, 2015.

  • 11/13/2015
• First Judicial District

  Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Stout Center for Criminal Justice ('SCJC') Open-Standard Closed Circuit Television Video Management System ("CCTV System").

  • 11/12/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 11/12/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Open Conciliation Conferences List In Re: Joint General Court Regulation No. 2008-01 Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program November 10, 2015 Sheriff Sale

  • 11/9/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: All courts will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in observance of VETERANS DAY , except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petition at the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.

  • 11/7/2015
• First Judicial District

  ** SCHEDULED E-FILING OUTAGE ** The Court will be performing maintenance on Saturday, 11/7/2015 from 6 a.m. - 8 a.m. The Civil, Criminal & Orphans' Court E-Filing Systems will be unavailable during this time. Thank you for patience.

  • 11/5/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of November 8, 2015.

  • 11/5/2015
• First Judicial District

  View The 2015 Roll of Honor For Pro Bono Service

  • 11/5/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division

  Due to scheduled maintenance, the Municipal Court - Traffic Division's Citation Online Payment System will be unavailable Sunday 11/1/15, from 3:00 AM to 6:30 AM (EST).

  • 10/30/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of November 1, 2015.

  • 10/29/2015
• Jury Commission

  Attention Jurors: We are experiencing issues with our phones this morning. If you are trying to get through to the Jury Commission we apologize for any inconvenience. Jurors can e-mail the Jury Commission at jury@courts.phila.gov

  • 10/27/2015
• COURT OF COMMON PLEAS - TRIAL DIVISION & PHILADELPHIA MUNICIPAL COURT

  Joint General Court Regulation No. 2015-01 - In re: Administrative Search Warrants - Right of Entry - Residential and Commercial Properties

  • 10/27/2015
• First Judicial District

  Request for Proposal for Professional Services Contract for Salvage, Resale and Clearing Services

  • 10/26/2015
• First Judicial District

  ATTENTION E-FILING USERS: Please be advised that the City recently experienced problems with their email server, which caused the non-delivery of numerous email notifications from the E-Filing System. We are resending these email notifications. This may result in your receiving a duplicate email. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

  • 10/23/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of October 25, 2015.

  • 10/22/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: C. George Milner, III #65374, SC Order: 9/19/2012, Removed: 10/13/2015

  • 10/19/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  PRESIDENT JUDGE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER No. 2015-06 In Re:ELECTION DAY JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS 2015 General Election - Tuesday, November 3, 2015

  • 10/16/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of October 18, 2015.

  • 10/16/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division

  Due to scheduled maintenance, the Municipal Court - Traffic Division's Citation Online Payment System will be unavailable Sunday 10/18/15, from 3:00 AM to 6:30 AM (EST).

  • 10/16/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, October 12, 2015 in observance of COLUMBUS DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.

  • 10/10/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of October 4, 2015.

  • 10/2/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Open Conciliation Conferences List In Re: Joint General Court Regulation No. 2008-01 Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program October 6, 2015 Sheriff Sale

  • 10/2/2015
• First Judicial District

  ADMINISTRATIVE GOVERNING BOARD Administrative Order No. 02 of 2015 In re: Prisoner Release from September 23, 2015 through September 28, 2015

  • 9/21/2015
• First Judicial District

  All courts will be closed beginning on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 5PM and will reopen on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 due to the World Meeting of Families and the Papal visit. Video Preliminary Arraignments and Emergency Protection from Abuse services will continue on a 24/7 basis. Non-emergency Protection from Abuse petitions secured at Family Court will resume with normal business hours on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. Municipal Court will continue to conduct video bench warrant hearings for individuals incarcerated in the Philadelphia Prison System. In addition, Alias Writs will not be issued or served from September 21, 2015 at 5:00 PM until September 30, 2015 at 9:00 AM.

  • 9/19/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: Ervin G. Jones #33841 SC Order Date: 4/4/2013, Removed: 9/17/2015, #207843 Heather Dawn Small, SC Order Date: 3/10/2015,Removed: 9/15/2015, Joseph Q. Mirarchi #90137,SC Order Date: 7/15/2015,Removed: 9/16/2015

  • 9/18/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division

  Due to scheduled maintenance, the Municipal Court - Traffic Division's Citation Online Payment System will be unavailable Sunday 9/20/15, from 3:00 AM to 6:30 AM (EST).

  • 9/18/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of September 20, 2015.

  • 9/17/2015
• First Judicial District

  Request for Proposal (RFP) for Professional Services Contract for Program Accreditation Consultant, Vendors questions and answers.

  • 9/16/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice to Jurors: The eJuror system is now available to use.

  • 9/16/2015
• First Judicial District

  2015 Roll of Honor For Pro Bono Service - Nominations are now being accepted. Click here for the Roll of Honor for Pro Bono Service criteria and link to the Log Form

  • 9/14/2015
• First Judicial District

  Electronic Access to Mental Health & Presentence Investigation Reports (Criminal)

  • 9/10/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division

  Administrative Docket No. 02-2015 In Re: Pinelands Insurance Company Risk Retention Group, Inc.

  • 9/10/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of September 13, 2015.

  • 9/10/2015
• First Judicial District

  Professional Services for the Court Interpreter Curriculum Consultant RFP Vendors questions and answers

  • 9/10/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  NOTICE TO THE BAR - Major Non-Jury and Arbitration Appeal Programs.

  • 9/8/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2015 in observance of LABOR DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.

  • 9/4/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of September 6, 2015.

  • 9/3/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division

  Administrative Order No. 01-2015 In Re: General Court Regulations and Administrative Orders no longer effective or relevant.

  • 9/2/2015
• First Judicial District

  Request for Proposal (RFP) for Professional Services Contract for Program Accreditation Consultant

  • 9/2/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Open Conciliation Conferences List In Re: Joint General Court Regulation No. 2008-01 Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program September 1, 2015 Sheriff Sale

  • 8/28/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division

  Due to scheduled maintenance, the Municipal Court - Traffic Division's Citation Online Payment System will be unavailable Sunday 8/30/15, from 2:00 AM to 10:00 AM (EDT).

  • 8/28/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of August 30, 2015.

  • 8/28/2015
• First Judicial District

  Request for Proposal (RFP) for Writ Server Services vendor's questions and answers ("Q&A")

  • 8/27/2015
• First Judicial District

  2015 Roll of Honor For Pro Bono Service - Nominations are now being accepted. Click here for the Roll of Honor for Pro Bono Service criteria and link to the Log Form

  • 8/27/2015
• First Judicial District

  Request for Proposal (RFP) for Professional Services Contract for Court Curriculum Consultant Services

  • 8/27/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  Updated Mass Tort Master Docket and Liaison Counsel list

  • 8/26/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of August 23, 2015.

  • 8/20/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  NOTICE TO THE BAR - 2016 PCCP Asbestos Litigation Schedule

  • 8/19/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of August 16, 2015.

  • 8/13/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division

  Due to scheduled maintenance, the Municipal Court - Traffic Division's Citation Online Payment System will be unavailable Sunday 8/9/15, from 2:00 AM to 10:00 AM (EST).

  • 8/8/2015
• First Judicial District

  ADMINISTRATIVE GOVERNING BOARD Administrative Order No. 01 of 2015 In Re: Administrative Closure of the Courts and Offices of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania - September 23, 2015 to September 28, 2015

  • 8/7/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of August 9, 2015.

  • 8/5/2015
• First Judicial District

  Request for Proposal (RFP) for Writ Server Services

  • 8/5/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of August 2, 2015.

  • 7/31/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Open Conciliation Conferences List In Re: Joint General Court Regulation No. 2008-01 Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program August 4, 2015 Sheriff Sale

  • 7/30/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of July 26, 2015.

  • 7/22/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: Mahari Yared Bailey #206152,SC Order: 8/21/2013, Removed: 7/1/2015, James Matthew Chalker #83915, SC Order: 8/21/2013, Removed: 7/1/2015, John Chandler Miller III #46450, SC Order: 12/6/2012,Removed: 7/1/2015, Jody Joy #92121, SC Order: 9/19/2014, Removed: 7/9/2015, Lisa Ann Lesh #61431, SC Order: 12/9/2013, Removed: 7/17/2015

  • 7/22/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division

  President Judge Administrative Order No. 2015-05 In re: Special Election for the following Legislative Districts: 174th Legislative District, 191th Legislative District, 195th Legislative District To Be Held: Tuesday, August 11, 2015

  • 7/20/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  Trial Division - Civil Judicial Assignment Chart - Effective Monday, July 6, 2015

  • 7/17/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of July 19, 2015.

  • 7/17/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division

  Due to scheduled maintenance, the Municipal Court - Traffic Division's Citation Online Payment System will be unavailable Sunday 7/19/15, from 3:00 AM to 6:30 AM (EST).

  • 7/17/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  NOTICE TO THE BAR - Expansion of Civil Electronic Filing System to include required conference submissions.

  • 7/15/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  NOTICE TO THE ASBESTOS BAR - ASBESTOS CALL OF THE LIST: Please be advised that there will be no Asbestos Call of the List from Monday, July 20, 2015, through Monday, August 24, 2015.

  • 7/15/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of July 12, 2015.

  • 7/9/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Open Conciliation Conferences List In Re: Joint General Court Regulation No. 2008-01 Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program July 7, 2015 Sheriff Sale

  • 7/3/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of July 5, 2015.

  • 7/3/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: All courts will be closed on Friday, July 3, 2015 in observance of INDEPENDENCE DAY , except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at tJustice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justiceter, 1301 Filbert St.

  • 7/2/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: Due to scheduled server maintenance on Wednesday 7/1/15, from 7:00 AM (EST) to 7:30 AM (EST), users may experience intermittent connectivity issues with this site. We apologize for the inconvenience. The following URLs are not affected and will be available: fjdefile.phila.gov and fjdclaims.phila.gov.

  • 6/29/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of June 28, 2015.

  • 6/24/2015
• First Judicial District

  NOTICE TO THE MASS TORT BAR: Appointment of a new Mass Tort Motion Law Clerk, Matthew G. Marnien, Esquire.

  • 6/24/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: Grant Edward Nichols #94837, SC Order: 3/10/2015, Removed: 6/19/2015 & Barbara Susan Thomson #88993, SC Order: 3/10/2015, Removed: 6/19/2015

  • 6/24/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division

  Due to scheduled maintenance, the Municipal Court - Traffic Division's Citation Online Payment System will be unavailable Sunday 6/21/15, from 3:00 AM to 6:30 AM (EST).

  • 6/19/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of June 21, 2015.

  • 6/18/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of June 14, 2015.

  • 6/11/2015
• First Judicial District

  Congratulations to Deputy Court Administrator Dominic Rossi elected President of Pennsylvania Association of Court Management.

  • 6/9/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of June 7, 2015.

  • 6/5/2015
• First Judicial District

  Honorable Lillian Harris Ransom - Recipient of the Barristers' Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Award. The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. award celebrates Judge Higginbotham's contributions to the legal profession and to our society. The Barristers' Association honors an individual who possesses the qualities that exemplify Judge Higginbotham's career: professional excellence, scholarship and commitment to social justice. On May 16, 2015 at the Barristers Annual Scholarship Gala, the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham award was bestowed upon the Honorable Lillian Harris Ransom.

  • 6/4/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Open Conciliation Conferences List In Re: Joint General Court Regulation No. 2008-01 Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program June 2, 2015 Sheriff Sale

  • 5/29/2015
• Municipal Court Traffic Division

  Administrative Judge Administrative Order No. 02-2015 In Re: Obsolete Administrative Orders and General Court Regulations

  • 5/29/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Attorney Disciplinary and Disbarment Docket: Drew Alia ID #200247, PJ Order: 4/17/2015, SC Order: 3/31/2015

  • 5/28/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of May 31, 2015.

  • 5/28/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 5/27/2015
• First Judicial District

  Public Notice - RE: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.

  • 5/26/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2015 in observance of MEMORIAL DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at thJustice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justiceter, 1301 Filbert St.

  • 5/22/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of May 24, 2015.

  • 5/21/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  President Judge Administrative Order No. 2015-04 Re: Administrative Orders/General Court Regulations

  • 5/21/2015
• First Judicial District

  Memorial Day Weekend Scheduled Outages The First Judicial District will be performing system maintenance during the Memorial Day weekend. Beginning Saturday, 5/23/15 at 12:01 a.m. thru Monday, 5/25/15 12:01 p.m. the Orphans', CP-Civil & Criminal E-Filing systems, eDiscovery, online dockets, judgment/name searches, document purchase and eSubpoena systems will be unavailable. Additionally the document links found within E-Filing notification emails will be temporarily disabled. Thank you for your patience.

  • 5/20/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: Shelley Renee James #87717, SC Order: 11/19/2014, Removed: 5/15/2015

  • 5/19/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Attorney Disciplinary and Disbarment Docket Andrew R. Kaufman #57336, Disbarred on Consent - Resignation was Accepted and Edward T. Feierstein #2570, Disbarred on Consent - Resignation was Accepted.

  • 5/19/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of May 17, 2015.

  • 5/15/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division

  Due to scheduled maintenance, the Municipal Court - Traffic Division's Citation Online Payment System will be unavailable Sunday 5/17/15, from 3:00 AM to 6:30 AM (EST).

  • 5/15/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of May 10, 2015.

  • 5/7/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 5/7/2015
• Municipal Court Traffic Division

  Administrative Docket No. 01-2015 In Re: Adoption of a Compliance Program for the Philadelphia Municipal Court Traffic Division

  • 5/4/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of May 3, 2015.

  • 5/1/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: Rupali Patel Shah ID# 201456, Removed: 4/28/2015, SC Order: 4/3/2014, March Jason Scheiner ID# 202951, Removed: 4/28/2015, SC Order: 9/19/2014

  • 4/30/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 4/29/2015
• First Judicial District

  The FJD was informed today that on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 4:30pm there will be a "Philadelphia is Baltimore" rally in the vicinity of 15th and Market Street. In an abundance of caution and for the purpose of crowd control, traffic congestion and possible reassignment of law enforcement, the Administrative Governing Board has authorized the 3:30pm dismissal of all court employees. As in the past, all critical services are expected to remain operational during normal business hours.

  • 4/29/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Open Conciliation Conferences List In Re: Joint General Court Regulation No. 2008-01 Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program May 5, 2015 Sheriff Sale

  • 4/29/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of April 26, 2015.

  • 4/23/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - Jury Selection Commissioner

  • 4/22/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  ASBESTOS LITIGATION 2016 Trial Grouping Order

  • 4/21/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  NOTICE TO THE MASS TORT BAR: Appointment of a new Mass Tort Motion Law Clerk: Jack A.Bennardo, Jr., Esquire.

  • 4/17/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division

  Due to scheduled maintenance, the Municipal Court - Traffic Division's Citation Online Payment System will be unavailable Sunday 4/19/15, from 3:00 AM to 6:30 AM (EST).

  • 4/17/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List

  • 4/17/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  Updated Mass Tort Master Docket and Liaison Counsel list

  • 4/16/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of April 19, 2015.

  • 4/16/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 4/13/2015
• First Judicial District

  VENDORS' QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ("Q&A") for the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Stout Criminal Justice Center's Wi-Fi Installation Project

  • 4/10/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of April 12, 2015.

  • 4/9/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: Jennifer Anne Supplee #307517, SC Order: 9/19/2014, Removed: 4/7/2015, Dana Laverne Auguste #202340, SC Order: 11/19/2014, Removed: 4/6/2015

  • 4/8/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  Updated Mass Tort Master Docket and Liaison Counsel list

  • 4/2/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: Abigail Rose Schiller ID #201628 SC Order: 9/19/2014 Removed: 3/30/2015

  • 4/2/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Open Conciliation Conferences List In Re: Joint General Court Regulation No. 2008-01 Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program April 7, 2015 Sheriff Sale

  • 4/1/2015
• First Judicial District

  Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Stout Criminal Justice Center's Wi-Fi Installation Project

  • 4/1/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of April 5, 2015.

  • 4/1/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: All courts will be closed on Friday, April 3, 2015 in observance of GOOD FRIDAY , except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at t Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.

  • 3/31/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of March 29, 2015.

  • 3/27/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice to Jurors: The eJuror system is being updated and is currently unavailable. Please mail your completed questionnaire to the court. The eJuror system will be back online after the maintenance is completed.

  • 3/27/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 3/20/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: Thomas J. Giordano, Jr. #93059, Removed: 3/18/2015, SC Order: 11/19/2014

  • 3/19/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of March 22, 2015.

  • 3/19/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  Updated Mass Tort Master Docket and Liaison Counsel list

  • 3/16/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Attorney Disciplinary and Disbarment Docket: ANTHONY M. CRANE, PJ ORDER: 1/29/2015, SC ORDER: 1/29/2015, Disbarred on Consent

  • 3/16/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List: Jonea Price #315013, Removed as of: 3/16/2015

  • 3/16/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of March 15, 2015.

  • 3/12/2015
• First Judicial District

  Request for Proposal (RFP) for an Electronic Based Evidence Presentment Solution Questions and Answers. Please note that the deadline for the RFP has been extended to 3:00 P.M., Thursday, March 19, 2015.

  • 3/12/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division

  Due to scheduled maintenance, the Municipal Court - Traffic Division's Citation Online Payment System will be unavailable Sunday 3/8/15, from 3:00 AM to 6:30 AM (EST).

  • 3/6/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil, Office of Judicial Records

  Notice RE: Discovery Court - Please be advised the Discovery Court list of Thursday, March 5, 2015, has been rescheduled to Thursday, March 12, 2015 at 9:00 am in Room 643, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19107

  • 3/6/2015
• First Judicial District

  Special Weather Advisory: All Courts and Offices of the Philadelphia Courts will be CLOSED Thursday, March 5, 2015 due to weather emergency. All critical Court services are expected to remain operational. Municipal Court Preliminary Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance, Emergency Protection From Abuse, and the Warrant Unit will remain open.

  • 3/5/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of March 8, 2015.

  • 3/4/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List : Shevelle McPherson, ID # 87731, Removed as of: 2/26/2015, SC Order: 9/19/2014

  • 3/4/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 3/4/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of March 8, 2015.

  • 3/4/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court

  To all users of Philadelphia Municipal Court's CLAIMS System: PLEASE BE ADVISED: CLAIMS will experience a short outage on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 beginning at 5 pm as maintenance being performed, please try back in a few minutes.

  • 3/3/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  President Judge Administrative Order No. 2015-01 Re: ELECTION DAY JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS 2015 Primary Election - Tuesday, May 19, 2015

  • 3/3/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  President Judge Administrative Order No. 2015-03 Re: Objections to Nomination Petitions – Primary Election, May 19, 2015

  • 3/3/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  President Judge Administrative Order No. 2015-02 Re: Special Election for the 170th Legislative District To Be Held: Tuesday, March 24, 2015

  • 3/3/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 3/2/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Open Conciliation Conferences List In Re: Joint General Court Regulation No. 2008-01 Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program March 3, 2015 Sheriff Sale

  • 2/27/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of March 1, 2015.

  • 2/26/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 2/23/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of February 22, 2015.

  • 2/20/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List : Gary B. Cutler Removed: 2/17/2015, Piera Chodorow Meil Removed: 2/17/2015, Justin Silver Brooks Removed: 2/17/2015, Eileen Hale Removed: 2/18/2015, Kristina Anne Miller Removed: 2/18/2015.

  • 2/19/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 2/19/2015
• First Judicial District

  The Alex Bonavitacola Law Library Located in City Hall is closed today Tuesday, Febrary 17, 2915 due to a broken water pipe.

  • 2/17/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  Updated Mass Tort Master Docket and Liaison Counsel list

  • 2/13/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of February 15, 2015.

  • 2/13/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2015 in observance of PRESIDENTS' DAY , except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at t Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.

  • 2/13/2015
• First Judicial District

  Request for Proposal (RFP) for an Electronic Based Evidence Presentment Solution

  • 2/11/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of February 8, 2015.

  • 2/6/2015
• First Judicial District

  Request for Proposal (RFP) for Communications Advisor to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania

  • 2/4/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 2/3/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List : Alfred Marroletti ID #3053, SC Order: 9/19/2014, Removed: 1/29/2015

  • 2/3/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of February 1, 2015.

  • 1/30/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Open Conciliation Conferences List In Re: Joint General Court Regulation No. 2008-01 Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program February 3, 2015 Sheriff Sale

  • 1/29/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil, Office of Judicial Records

  Notice RE: Discovery Court - Please be advised the Discovery Court list of Tuesday, January 27, 2015, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 9:00 am in Room 646, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19107

  • 1/28/2015
• First Judicial District

  Due to the inclement weather all Courts and Offices of the Philadelphia Courts will be CLOSED Tuesday, January 27, 2015, due to a weather emergency. All critical court services are expected to remain operational.

  • 1/26/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: Due to the inclement weather all courts will be closing today at 2pm. All critical Court services are expected to remain operational. The decision to close any court in session will be made by the presiding judge or appointing authority.

  • 1/26/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court

  MUNICIPAL COURT DIVERSION PROGRAM STATUS LISTS MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2015 - Non-traffic summary and small amount of marijuana status lists scheduled at 2 & 4 pm in courtroom 404 CCJ have been cancelled. Defendants will be notified via first class mail when cases are rescheduled.

  • 1/26/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: All Courts and Offices of the First Judicial District are Open and operating on a normal schedule today, Monday, January 26, 2015. All Jurors must report for Jury Duty.

  • 1/25/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of January 25, 2015.

  • 1/23/2015
• Court of Common Pleas

  Notice - RE: Update to the President Judge Inactive Attorney List : #67473 Deborah Leah Freedman SC Order: 11/19/2014 Removed: 1/15/2015, #79373 Suzanne Carol Fabricant - was located in Delaware County at the time of the order, but is now in Philadelphia. SC Order: 8/2/2012 Removed: 1/15/2015.

  • 1/23/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court

  Municipal Court's diversion program classes will remain open on Saturday, January 24, 2015 in the Stout Center for Criminal Justice. If participants cannot attend, they must appear in Court on the scheduled status date. Should weather conditions change, please revisit this website for further updates concerning possible cancellation of classes.

  • 1/23/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 1/22/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Order granting the motion to create a new mass tort program: Xarelto

  • 1/22/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Judicial Assignment Chart for the Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division-Civil Effective January 26, 2015

  • 1/19/2015
• First Judicial District

  Sunday's Supervised Visitation at Philadelphia Family Court is Cancelled - The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania announced this morning that due to a plumbing issue, supervised visitation at Philadelphia Family Court - located at 1501 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - is cancelled for tomorrow - Sunday, January 18, 2015. Family Court will resume normal operations on Tuesday, January 20, 2015.

  • 1/17/2015
• Philadelphia Municipal Court - Traffic Division

  Due to scheduled maintenance, the Municipal Court - Traffic Division's Citation Online Payment System will be unavailable Sunday 1/18/15, from 3:00 AM to 6:30 AM (EST).

  • 1/17/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Notice to the Bar - RE: Corporate Fiduciaries List Updated. The following institutions have been approved to act as Corporate Fiduciaries under Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K for 2015.

  • 1/16/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of January 18, 2015.

  • 1/16/2015
• First Judicial District

  Philadelphia Family Court is Closed Today Due to Emergency Plumbing Issue - The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania announced this morning that due to an emergency plumbing issue at the Philadelphia Family Court Facility located at 1501 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the facility and all Family Court operations will be closed today effective immediately. Further direction and/or relevant information will be promptly provided as identified.

  • 1/16/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2015 in observance of MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.

  • 1/15/2015
• First Judicial District

  Notice: The First Judicial District of PA is experiencing problems with processing credit card transactions through its Civil, Criminal and Orphans’ Court Electronic Filing System. The interruption in service is expected to be temporary. Thank you for your patience during this time.

  • 1/12/2015
• Traffic Court

  Due to scheduled maintenance, the Municipal Court - Traffic Division's Citation Online Payment System will be unavailable Sunday 1/11/14, from 2:00 AM to 7:00 AM (EST).

  • 1/9/2015
• Court of Common Pleas, Orphans' Court Division

  Updated Audit List Assignments - January through December 2015

  • 1/9/2015
• First Judicial District

  View the Judicial Schedules for the week of January 11, 2015.

  • 1/8/2015

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