December 29, 1999 First Judicial District
View the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court and
Traffic Court Judicial Schedules for the week of January 2,
2000. (Adobe PDF format)
December 22, 1999 First Judicial District
View the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court and
Traffic Court Judicial Schedules for the week of December 26,
1999. (Adobe PDF format)
December 21, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas
Office of the Prothonotary Prothonotary Fees Effective January 1, 2000.
The following Schedule summarizes the fees the Prothonotary is
required to collect pursuant to the Prothonotary’s Fee Bill, 42
Pa.C.S. §1725(c), and related legislation. (Adobe PDF format)
December 21, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas
Family Court Division Administrative Regulation No. 99-11
Administrative Regulation No. 99-11 Re: Fee Schedule/Procedure for
Domestic Relations Division, Family Support Lien/Judgment Search for
Purpose of Legal Name Change. (Adobe PDF format)
December 21, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas
Family Court Division Administrative Regulation No. 99-10
Administrative Regulation No. 99-10 Re: Fee Schedule/Procedure for
Domestic Relations Division, Family Support Lien/Judgment
Certifications. (Adobe PDF format)
December 17, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas
Family Court Division Administrative Regulation No. 99-9
Re: Fee Schedule for Adoption Branch Disclosure of Adoption
Information.(Adobe PDF format)
December 16, 1999 First Judicial District
View the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court and
Traffic Court Judicial Schedules for the week of December 19,
1999. (Adobe PDF format)
December 15, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas NOTICE TO THE BAR - Effective January 1, 2000 the
attached Civil Cover Sheet and Commerce Program Addendum are to be
used whenever an action is filed with the Prothonotary of
Philadelphia.
December 10, 1999 First Judicial District
View the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court and
Traffic Court Judicial Schedules for the week of December 12,
1999. (Adobe PDF format)
December 6, 1999 Court of Common Pleas Attention Civil Docket Access System Users: Due to technical
difficulties the Civil Docket Access system is currently not
available. We are working to correct this problem. This Problem only
effects the Online Civil Docket Access System. Docket information can
still be accessed via terminals at the Office of the Prothonotary,
Room 262 City Hall.
December 6, 1999 First Judicial District
View the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court and
Traffic Court Judicial Schedules for the week of December 06,
1999. (Adobe PDF format)
November 24, 1999 First Judicial District
View the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court and
Traffic Court Judicial Schedules for the week of November 28,
1999. (Adobe PDF format)
November 23, 1999 Court of Common Pleas Attention Civil Docket Access System Users: Due to technical
difficulties the Civil
Docket Access system is currently not displaying text in the
Docket Entries. We are working to correct this problem. For complete
docket information, terminals are available at the Office of the
Prothonotary, Room 282 City Hall.
November 23, 1999 First Judicial District
All courts will be closed on Thursday, November 25, 1999 in observance
of Thanksgiving Day, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court at the
Criminal Justice
Center, 1301 Filbert St.
November 22, 1999 First Judicial District NOTICE TO THE BAR - Responsibility for processing
payments to Court-appointed counsel has been consolidated with the
First Judicial District's Procurement Unit which is now located in
Room 368 City Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
November 18, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of November 21, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
November 10, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of November 14, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
November 10, 1999 First Judicial District
All courts will be closed on Thursday, November 11, 1999 in observance
of Veteran's Day, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court at the Criminal Justice
Center, 1301 Filbert St.
November 4, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of November 7, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
October 28, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of October 31, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
October 21, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of October 25, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
October 14, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of October 17, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
October 13, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas INNOVATIVE PHILADELPHIA COMMERCE CASE PROGRAM IS A ‘GO' JAN.
1, 2000
Joined by leaders of the Philadelphia Bar Association and the city's
business community, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas today
announced the creation of a new Commerce Case Program for all new business
litigation cases beginning January 1. According to Common Pleas Court
President Judge Alex Bonavitacola, these cases in the new program will
be assigned to Judge John W. Herron, Administrative Judge of the Trial
Division, and to Judge Albert W. Sheppard, Jr. of the Trial
Division. MORE
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October 12, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas MEDIA ADVISORY: CP COURT MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT OCT. 13 AT 1:30
P.M.
President Judge Alex Bonavitacola of the Court of Common Pleas of
Philadelphia County, and Judge John W. Herron, Administrative Judge of
the Court's Trial Division, will make an important announcement
affecting the region's business community and the future of business
litigation at a news conference on Wednesday, October 13 at 1:30 p.m.
in Courtroom 453 City Hall, Philadelphia. They are expected to be
joined by Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor Edward F. Chacker,
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce President Charles Pizzi, and
many members of the legal and business communities for the event.
October 7, 1999 First Judicial District
All courts will be closed on Monday, October 11, 1999 in observance of
Columbus Day, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court at the Criminal Justice
Center, 1301 Filbert St.
October 7, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of October 10, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
September 30, 1999 Court of Common Pleas Attention Civil Docket Access System Users: Due to technical
difficulties you may experience problems connecting to the system
today.
September 30, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of October 03, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
September 26, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of September 26, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
September 17, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of September 19, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
September 2, 1999 First Judicial District
All courts will be closed on Monday, September 6, 1999 in observance
of Labor Day, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court at the Criminal Justice
Center, 1301 Filbert St.
September 2, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of September 5, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
August 26, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of August 29, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
August 19, 1999 First Judicial District
Traffic Court
View the Philadelphia Traffic Court Judicial
Schedule for the week of August 22, 1999. (Adobe PDF format)
July 22, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas Notice RE: Electronic version of the general
Subpoena.
In an effort to simplify the process to be utilized in the issuance of
Subpoenas' the Prothonotary's Office has made available an electronic
version of the general Subpoena on the First Judicial District's
website.
July 15, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas - Trial Division - Civil Notice to the Asbestos Bar RE: l998 Asbestos
Trial List
Plaintiff's firms should review the list for current status and
organize their cases chronologically by disease in groups of l0 in the
following manner: Asbestosis and Pleural Thickening cases together;
Lung Cancer cases together.
July 13, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas - Trial Division - Civil Notice to the Medical Malpractice Bar RE: (CIVIL
MAJOR JURY CASES) Commencing August 2, 1999, this Court, with input
from and the concurrence of representative leaders of the medical
malpractice Bar, will no longer schedule settlement
conferences in medical malpractice cases.
July 01, 1999 First Judicial District
All courts will be closed on Monday, July 5, 1999 in observance of
Independence Day, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court at the Criminal Justice
Center, 1301 Filbert St.
June 28, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas - Trial Division - Civil Notice
to the Bar RE: Phen-Fen Litigation. A mass tort program has
been designated under the supervision of the Honorable Joseph D.
O'Keefe to manage all actions commenced in the First Judicial District
involving Phen-Fen.
June 9, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas - Trial Division - Civil Click here to view reports produced by the
Special Listings Automation System (SLAS) of the U.S. District Court
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Office of the Clerk of
Court.
June 4, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas - Trial Division - Civil Notice to the Bar RE: Arbitration Program
Deferred Status Conference List.
May 28, 1999 First Judicial District
All courts will be closed on Monday, May 31, 1999 in observance of
Memorial Day, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court at the Criminal Justice
Center, 1301 Filbert St.
May 24, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas - Trial Division - Civil Notice
to the Bar RE: Arbitration Program. Cases which are presently
in "deferred" status for two (2) years or more in the arbitration
program shall be scheduled for a status conference.
April 9, 1999 Court of Common Pleas
The Civil Docket Access system is now available.
April 8, 1999 Court of Common Pleas
The Civil Docket Access system is unavailable at this time. We will
have the system up and running as soon as possible.
April 5, 1999 First Judicial District
Read the Winter edition of The Courterly, the FJD Employees'
Newsletter. Click
here!
April 1, 1999 First Judicial District
All courts will be closed on Friday, April 2, 1999 in observance of
Good Friday, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court at the Criminal Justice
Center, 1301 Filbert St.
March 22, 1999 First Judicial District
Court of Common Pleas - Trial Division - Civil Notice to the Bar RE: Arbitration Program. Click
Here For the list of Cases scheduled for the Rule Returnable
Hearings on April 8, 1999, at 9:30 A.M. in Courtroom "12 G", Wanamaker
Building. (Adobe PDF format)
March 12, 1999 First Judicial District
The Philadelphia Code is now Online! The full
text of the Philadelphia Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter is
now available online.
March 11, 1999 First Judicial District
View the latest Job
Opportunities within the First Judicial District.
March 3, 1999 First Judicial District
The Philadelphia Courts, First Judicial District is The Legal
Intelligencer Net-Tips Featured Site for March, 1999.
February 26, 1999 Court of Common Pleas - Trial Division - Civil Notice to the Bar Re: Arbitration Program
The following Rule Returnable has been entered in all cases in which
the parties failed to appear at the Mandatory Arbitration Program
Status Conferences which were held on December 1, 2, 3, 8, and 9,
1998.
February 26, 1999 First Judicial District - Office of the Prothonotary Notice Re: Fee Increase for Commencement of
Action.
February, 11, 1999 First Judicial District
All courts will be closed on Monday, February 15, 1999 in observance
of President's Day, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court at the
Criminal Justice
Center, 1301 Filbert St.
February 8, 1999 Court of Common Pleas Trial Division - Civil Notice to the Bar Re: Arbitration Appeal Program
Effective January 4, 1999 all Appeals from Arbitration will be
scheduled for a Status/"Settlement Conference" before The Honorable
Esther R. Sylvester.
February 2, 1999 First Judicial District
The Philadelphia Courts, First Judicial District is WPVI's Cyber 6
Featured Site for Tuesday, February 2, 1999.
February 2, 1999 Court of Common Pleas
The Civil Docket Access system will be unavailable for use on Tuesday,
February 2, 1999 due to technical difficulties. We are working to
correct the error and will have the system up and running as soon as
possible.
February 1, 1999 Court of Common Pleas
The Civil Docket Access system will be unavailable for use on Monday,
February 1, 1999 due to technical difficulties. We are working to
correct the error and will have the system up and running as soon as
possible.
January 26, 1999 Court of Common Pleas Family Division - Domestic Relations Press
Release: Customers receiving child support checks issued by
Philadelphia Family Court should expect to experience delays in
receipt of those checks because of the implementation of a federal-
and state-mandated computer system.
January 15, 1999 First Judicial District
All courts will be closed on Monday, January 18, 1999 in observance of
Martin Luther King Day, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court at
the Criminal Justice
Center, 1301 Filbert St.
January 14, 1999 Philadelphia Traffic Court
Because of the inclement weather and difficult travel conditions,
night court has been cancelled.
January 11, 1999 Court of Common Pleas
Family Division Administrative Regulation No. 99-01
IN RE: Effective March 1, 1999, a program will be instituted for the
dismissal of all actions in divorce or annulment wherein no docket
activity has occurred since January 1, 1996, and in which there was no
prior entry of a final decree.
January 8, 1999 First Judicial District
Because of the inclement weather and difficult travel conditions,
there will be an early closure of the Courts at 3:00 p.m. today.
January 1, 1999 First Judicial District
All courts will be closed on Friday, January 1, 1999 in observance of
New Year's Day, except Municipal Court's Arraignment Court at the Criminal Justice
Center, 1301 Filbert St.
