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The Philadelphia Municipal Court is a trial court of limited jurisdiction seated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It has 27 judges elected by the voters of Philadelphia. [1] The Municipal Court has three divisions: the Criminal Division, the Civil Division, and the Traffic Division. [1]
Greg Yorgey-Girdy: [32] First openly gay male of color to serve as a Municipal Court Judge in the First Judicial District in Philadelphia (2022) Bernard G. Segal: [63] First Jewish male lawyer to serve as the Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association (c. 1950s) [Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania]
The Municipal Court also has jurisdiction over civil cases with an amount in controversy less than $12,000 (or $12,500 for fines and most debts owed to the City of Philadelphia, or $15,000 for delinquent real-estate taxes owed to the City and certain tax debts owed to the School District of Philadelphia). The civil division of the Municipal ...
Philadelphia County has Philadelphia Municipal Court instead of magisterial district courts. These courts hear similar matters to the magisterial district courts, but the jurisdictional limit is $12,000. The Philadelphia Municipal Court has jurisdiction over all traffic offenses, misdemeanors, and preliminary hearings for felonies.
The list includes both "active" and "senior" judges, both of whom hear and decide cases. There are 89 districts in the 50 states, with a total of 94 districts including four territories and the District of Columbia. Each of the 50 states has between one and four Article III district courts, and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico each have ...
A Philadelphia municipal court judge on Tuesday dismissed all charges, including murder, against the Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry during a traffic stop ...
The courts of common pleas are organized into 60 judicial districts, 53 comprising one of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, and seven comprising two counties. Each district has from one to 101 judges. Judges of the common pleas courts are elected to ten-year terms. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district. In ...
Boston Municipal Court (1991–1998); Massachusetts Superior Court (1998–2021) Massachusetts: retired: Anthony Gipe [131] Kent Municipal Court (2019– ) Washington: active: Don Gorton [132] Tax Counsel - Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1997–2008) Massachusetts: retired: Alyson A. Grine [133] Judicial District 15B (2021– ) North Carolina ...