All Divisions and Departments of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, 5th Judicial District, including all Magisterial District Judges' Offices, Pittsburgh Municipal Court, and all auxiliary offices of the court, will reopen for normal business operations Tuesday, February 9, 2010. All employees should report for work as normally assigned.
All persons having business with the Court, including prospective jurors summoned to appear on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, are required to appear as previously notified.
The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of Pennsylvania. Major civil and criminal cases are heard in these courts. Judges also decide cases involving adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters.
The Common Pleas courts are organized into 60 judicial districts, most of which encompass a single county. Seven judicial districts, in lightly populated areas of the Commonwealth, include two counties. Judges of the Common Pleas courts are elected to 10-year terms. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district.
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