2019 Court News
First Judicial District
Notice: All courts will be closed on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 in observance of CHRISTMAS DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of December 20, 2019 through December 27, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of December 13, 2019 through December 20, 2019
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City Hall HVAC System Preventative Maintenance (ITB) Vendors questions and answers.
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President Judge General Court Regulation No. 15 of 2019 - In re: Rescission of Phila.Civ.R. *430.1 and Renumbering and Amendment of Phila.Civ.R. *430.2 and *1019.1
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of December 6, 2019 through December 13, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of November 29, 2019 through December 6, 2019
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Notice: All courts will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 28-29, 2019 in observance of Thanksgiving Day, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.
First Judicial District
CLE Course: EJCRC Volunteer Attorney Training Program: Landlord-Tenant Appeals & Motions Program Overview
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of November 22, 2019 through November 29, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of November 15, 2019 through November 22, 2019
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Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, November 11, 2019 in observance of VETERANS DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of November 8, 2019 through November 15, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of November 1, 2019 through November 8, 2019
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The courts website may be unavailable tonight Wednesday, October 23, 2019 for a period of time between 6pm - 10pm while maintenance is performed. This includes the various docket search features and electronic filing systems.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of October 25, 2019 through November 1, 2019
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Invitation to Bid (ITB) Digital Transcription Services - Vendors' questions and answers ("Q&A")
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of October 18, 2019 through October 25, 2019
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SCHEDULED OUTAGE ADVISORY: On Saturday, October 19th, 2019 scheduled facilities activities will result in an all-day outage of most online services on the First Judicial District's website.
Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division - Civil
NOTICE TO THE ASBESTOS BAR: 2020 Asbestos Litigation Calendar
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Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, October 14, 2019 in observance of COLUMBUS DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of October 11, 2019 through October 18, 2019
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Request for Proposal (RFP) for Mental Health Hearing Sites for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Please be advised that although no questions were presented for submission to the formal Q&A document, for clarification purposes the FJD did want to advise that prior bids submitted in response to the First Judicial District's ("FJD") Request for Proposal for Mental Health Hearing Sites dated March 10, 2017 are not considered a valid response to the FJD’s current RFP. Interested vendors must submit a new response to the present bid for Mental Health Hearing Sites dated September 16, 2019 by October 16, 2019 per the instructions as stated in the bid document. We look forward to your participation.
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of October 4, 2019 through October 11, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of September 27, 2019 through October 4, 2019
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President Judge General Court Regulation - Rescission, Amendment and Adoption of Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Criminal Rules
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of September 20, 2019 through September 27, 2019
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ADMINISTRATIVE DOCKET No. 13 of 2019, In re: Unity in the Community Expungement Clinic Fee Waivers
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Request for Proposal (RFP) for Mental Health Hearing Sites for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of September 13, 2019 through September 20, 2019
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2019 Roll of Honor For Pro Bono Service - Nominations are now being accepted. Click here to visit the Roll of Honor for Pro Bono Service website with links to the criteria and Log Form
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of September 6, 2019 through September 13, 2019
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NOTICE TO THE BAR - Trial Division - Civil Judicial Assignment Chart - Effective Monday, September 9, 2019.
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Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2019 in observance of LABOR DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of August 30, 2019 through September 6, 2019
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Public Notice - RE: Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program.
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Access to job postings on the FJD Careers System has been disabled while updates are being performed. Thank you for your patience.
Court of Common Pleas
Civil Docket Access - The online name, judgment & docket search features are temporarily unavailable.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of August 16, 2019 through August 23, 2019
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AGB Administrative Order In re: No. 01 of 2017 Court-Appointed Mental Health Attorneys
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President Judge Administrative Order No. 11 of 2019 In Re: ELECTION DAY JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS 2019 General Election - Tuesday, November 5, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of August 9, 2019 through August 16, 2019
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Access to eJuror has been restored. All prospective jurors can view our online system to see if you qualify for jury service, to ask for postponements, and to obtain proof of service.
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of August 2, 2019 through August 9, 2019
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President Judge Administrative Order No. 10 of 2019 In Re: Objections to Nomination Papers – General Election, November 5, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of July 26, 2019 through August 2, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of July 19, 2019 through July 26, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of July 12, 2019 through July 19, 2019
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NOTICE to our online users: Effective today, Wednesday, July 3rd , 2019 the FJD's Criminal case electronic filing (e-file) has been restored. Please be aware that due to an expected surge in user access, intermittent connectivity issues may arise. Read full notice.
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of July 5, 2019 through July 12, 2019
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Notice: All courts will be closed on Thursday and Friday, July 4-5, 2019 in observance of INDEPENDENCE DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of June 28, 2019 through July 5, 2019
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NOTICE to our online users: We appreciate your patience as we continue to work on relaunching our electronic filing system and our employment application site. Thank you
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of June 14, 2019 through June 21, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of May 31 2019 through June 7, 2019
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Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, May 27, 2019 in observance of MEMORIAL DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of May 17 2019 through May 24, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of May 10 2019 through May, 17, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of May 3 2019 through May, 10, 2019
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Administrative Order No. 09 of 2019 In Re: Adoption of Local Orphans' Court Rules Governing Guardianship Proceedings.
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ASBESTOS LITIGATION 2020 Trial Grouping Order
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of April 26 2019 through May, 3, 2019
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Notice: All courts will be closed on Friday, April 19, 2019 in observance of GOOD FRIDAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of April 19, 2019 through April 26, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of April 12, 2019 through April 19, 2019
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Administrative Order No. 08 of 2019 In re: Amendment of Philadelphia Municipal Court Criminal Rule 540. Preliminary Arraignment.
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of April 5, 2019 through April 12, 2019
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2019 Primary Election - Ballot Challenges & Outcomes. rev 3-27-19 at 2:55 PM
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of March 29, 2019 through April 5, 2019
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President Judge Administrative Order No. 06 of 2019 In re: Adoption of Phila DR.R. 1915.11-1 Parenting Coordination, and
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President Judge Administrative Order No. 06 of 2019 In re: Adoption of Phila DR.R. 1915.11-1 Parenting Coordination, and
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President Judge Administrative Order No. 06 of 2019 In re: Adoption of Phila DR.R. 1915.11-1 Parenting Coordination, and Amendment of Phila. Civ. R. *215 Assignment of Cases in the Trial Division.
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President Judge Administrative Order No. 06 of 2019 In re: Adoption of Phila DR.R. 1915.11-1 Parenting Coordination, and
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of March 22, 2019 through March 29, 2019
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Jury Commission Office is implementing an upgrade to our Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system and we may experience some difficulty during this transitional period. Please feel free to contact us at any of the below listed numbers for any questions or inquiries. 215-683-3775 / 3776 / 3777 /3778 / 3779/ 3780. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of March 15, 2019 through March 22, 2019
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Administrative Order No. 07 of 2019 In re: Adoption of Philadelphia Criminal Rule *708. Violation of Probation or Parole. Revocation Hearings.
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of March 8, 2019 through March 15, 2019
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President Judge Administrative Order No. 05 of 2019 In re: ELECTION DAY JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS 2019 Primary Election - Tuesday, May 21, 2019
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All Philadelphia Courts and departments are open and operating on a normal schedule. Jurors are to report to the CJC or City Hall at 8:15am.
First Judicial District
** ATTENTION CRIMINAL E-FILING & E-DISCOVERY USERS ** There will be an outage of the Criminal E-Filing and E-Discovery Systems on Saturday(3/2/19) while scheduled network maintenance is performed. Thank you for your patience. This outage does not impact the other FJD electronic filing systems.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of March 1, 2019 through March 8, 2019
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President Judge Administrative Order No. 04 of 2019 In re: Appointment of Court of Common Pleas Judge to serve as City Commissioner on the Philadelphia County Election Board for the 2019 Primary, General and Special Elections pursuant to 25 P.S. § 2641
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of February 22, 2019 through March 1, 2019
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Discovery Court - The Discovery Court list of Wednesday, February 20, 2019 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 9:00 am in room 483 City Hall, Philadelphia Pa. 19107.
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Special Weather Advisory: All Courts and Offices of the Philadelphia Courts will be CLOSED Wednesday, February 20, 2019 due to inclement weather conditions. 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.
First Judicial District
Due to the inclement weather prediction for tomorrow Wednesday, February 20, 2019, all courts and offices of the Philadelphia courts will be closed. All critical court services are expected to remain operational.
First Judicial
If you are scheduled for Jury Duty on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 do NOT report for service. You will be rescheduled to serve at a later date. All critical Court services are expected to remain operational.
Court of Common Pleas
President Judge Administrative Order No. 01 of 2019 In Re: Appointment of Court of Common Pleas Judges to serve as City Commissions on the Philadelphia County Election Board for the 2019 Primary, General Special Elections pursuant to 25. P.S. §2641
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President Judge Administrative Order No. 03 of 2019 In re: Objections to Nomination Petitions - Primary Election, May 21, 2019
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Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, February 18, 2019 in observance of PRESIDENTS' DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.
Court of Common Pleas
President Judge Administrative Order No. 02 of 2019 In re: Special Election for the 190th Legislative District To Be Held: Tuesday, March 12, 2019
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Notice: All Courts and Offices of the First Judicial District are Open and operating on a normal schedule today, Tuesday, February 12, 2019. All Jurors must report for Jury Duty.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of February 15, 2019 through February 22, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of February 8, 2019 through February 15, 2019
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of February 1, 2019 through February 8, 2019
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Request for Proposal (RFP) for Moving Services Vendors questions and answers.
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Last chance to register for the 2019 Volunteer Attorney Training Program: Guardianship and Tangled Title CLE Course. Wednesday, January 30, 2019.
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Traffic Court will be closing at 4:30PM today due to a computer/software issue. Operations are expected to resume as normal tomorrow morning.
First Judicial District
Invitation to Bid (ITB): Interior/Exterior Door Signage Vendors questions and answers
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of January 25, 2019 through February 1, 2019
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Notice: All courts will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2019 in observance of MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court, Bail Acceptance and the filing of Emergency Protection from Abuse Petitions at the Stout Center for Criminal Justice, 1301 Filbert St.
First Judicial District
Request for Proposal (RFP): Operation, Maintenance & Support Services for the Philadelphia Family Court Facility at 1501 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA. Vendor's Questions and Answers ("Q &A")
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of January 18, 2019 through January 25, 2019
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CLE Course: 2019 Volunteer Attorney Training Program: Guardianship and Tangled Title. Wednesday, January 30, 2019
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Traffic Court will be suspending operations for the remainder of the day due to a power outage. Court will reopen, as normal, tomorrow.
First Judicial District
NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of January 11, 2019 through January 18, 2019
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Notice to the Bar - RE: Orphans' Court 2019 Audit List Calendar
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NOTICE: View the EMERGENCY JUDGE ASSIGNMENT for the Week of January 4, 2019 through January 11, 2019
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