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COURTS OF THE DISTRICT

• Court of Common Pleas
• Family Court Division
• Domestic Relations
• Customer Service Center
• PA. Child Support Program
• Domestic Violence Unit
• Intake Unit
• 643 LAB (DPW INTAKE)
• Genetic Testing Unit
• Support Order Establishment
• Masters Unit
• Enforcement Unit
• Bench Warrant Unit
• Parent Locator Service
• Networking for Jobs Program
• Financial Services
• Clerk of the Family Court
• Domestic Relations Fax Directory
• Juvenile Court
• Juvenile Court Administration
• Delinquent Court Operations
• Support Services
• Juvenile Probation
• Specialized Probation
• Aftercare Units
• Dependent Court Services
• The Adoptions Unit
• Orphans' Division
• Orphans' Court Description
• Orphans' Court Docket Access
• Orphans’’ Court Electronic Filing System (OCEFS)
• Orphans' Court Forms
• Clerk of Orphans' Court
• Clerk of the Orphans' Court Filing Fees
• Orphans' Court Hearing List
• Judicial History of Orphans' Court
• Supreme Court Orphans' Court Rules and Court of Common Pleas Orphans' Court Rules
• Corporate Fiduciaries List Pursuant to Orphans' Court Rule 1.2.K.
• Statement of Rights Pursuant to 20 Pa.C.S. *5512.1(h)
• Written Deposition Pursuant to 20 Pa.C.S. *5518 WP File
• Trial Division
  • Civil
  • Search Civil Dockets
  • Civil Hearing List
  • Opinions

  Civil Programs

  • Commerce Case Management Program
    
  • Complex Litigation Ctr.
  • Mass Tort Motion Procedures rev. 2008
  • Master Case Management Order for Asbestos-Related Personal Injury Claims
  • Asbestos Summary Judgment Motion Procedures rev. 2008
  • Asbestos 2009 Trial List
  • Arbitration Appeal Program Termination of Status Conference Event for Appeals filed after July 1, 2006
  • Arbitration Appeals Program
  • Compulsory Arbitration
  • Discovery Court
  
  
  • Discovery Court 2005 Schedule
  
  
  • Dispute Resolution Center
  
  
  • Office of Civil Administration/Civil Motions Program
  • Motion Assignment Matrix
  • Civil Rules Adopted 5-20-04
  • 30-1061 Motion Court Cover Sheet
  • Mass Tort Motion Procedures
  • Administrative Docket No. 04-2005
    Re: Emergency Petitions and Motions for Preliminary Relief
  • Expedited Eviction of Drug Traffickers Act
  • 01-5 Motion for Extraordinary Relief Form
  • 01-4 Response to Motion for Extraordinary Relief Form
  • 30-1061 Petition to proceed in Forma Pauperis Form
  • Administrative Docket No. 05-1994
    Re: Procedure for Disposition of Municipal Court Appeals
  • Civil Rules Re: Municipal Court APPEAL Rules
  • Statutory Appeals Continuance Application
  
  
  • Petitions to approve Minors’ Compromise and Wrongful Death and Survival Action Settlements
  
  
  • Emergency Judge Assignment
  
  
  • Telephone Directory
• Criminal
• Criminal Hearing List
• Search Criminal Dockets
• Adult Probation and Parole
• Active Criminal Records
• Courtroom Operations
• Office of Criminal Listings
• Pretrial Service Division
• Telephone Directory

• Civil Division
• First Filing Unit
• Filing Fees
• Civil Listings Unit
• Dispute Resolution Program
• Data Processing
• Court Recorders
• Civil Trial Commissioners
• Municipal Court Tipstaves - Civil
• Judgment and Petition Unit
• Big Sister, Project Self Program
• Small Claims Court Brochure
• Criminal Division
• Criminal Hearing List
• Criminal Listings Unit
• Criminal Coding Unit
• Criminal Trial Commissioners
• Criminal Courtroom Operations
• Preliminary Arraignment Courtroom
• Emergency Protection from Abuse Unit
• Philadelphia Treatment Court
• Nuisance Night Court
• Private Criminal Complaints
• Interpreters

• Traffic Court Description
• Pay your Traffic Citation Online
• Traffic Court Hearing List
• General Information
• Hours of Operation
• Motion Court
• Drag Racing Court
• Protracted (DA) Court
• Vehicle Overweight Court
• Pennsylvania Point System
• Rights and Obligations
• Instructions for Response by Mail

Departments of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania

• The Office of the Court Administrator
• Jury Administration
• Human Resources Office
• Court Reporter and Interpreter Services
• Law Library of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
• Office of the Prothonotary

Employment with the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania

• EMPLOYEE FORMS
• Medical and FMLA Certification Forms  (for current employees)

HEARING LIST

• Civil Hearing List
• Criminal Hearing List
• Orphans' Court Hearing List
• Traffic Court Hearing List

HIGH TECH COURTROOM 625

• Click here to download Information on Technology Courtroom 625
• Click here to download the Technology Courtroom 625 Request Form

Jury Service

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Jury Selection Mailer Instructions
• Contact the Jury Commission

LAW LINKS

Mental Health System

NEWS

• 2008 What's New Archives
• 2007 What's New Archives
• 2006 What's New Archives
• 2005 What's New Archives
• 2004 What's New Archives
• 2003 What's New Archives
• 2002 What's New Archives
• 2001 What's New Archives
• 2000 What's New Archives
• 1999 What's New Archives
• 1998 What's New Archives
• 1997 What's New Archives

On-Line Services

• Attorney Activity Access
• If you wish to plead GUILTY and PAY your TRAFFIC CITATION
• If you wish to plead NOT GUILTY and request a Traffic Court HEARING by posting collateral
• If you wish to make Traffic Court INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS
• Search Civil Dockets
• Search Criminal Dockets
• Orphans' Court E-Filing
• Search Orphans' Court Dockets
• Search Municipal Court Dockets
• PA. Child Support Program

Philadelphia Municipal Phone Directory

Publications

Brochures & Manuals

• Adoption Branch Information
• Domestic Violence Brochure en español
• Housing Court - Mediation Program
• How to file an eviction complaint
• Jury Service in Philadelphia
• Mitigation Protocol Manual
• Orphans’ Court Electronic Filing System’s User Manual
• The MODEL COURT Project
• REAAP Program en español
• Small Claims Court
• Trial Division - Civil Administration At A Glance 2002
• Victim and Community Service

Court Fees

• Prothonotary’s Fees
• Court of Common Pleas Trial Division miscellaneous Motion Court Fees
• Court of Common Pleas Orphans’ Court Division Filing Fees
• Philadelphia Municipal Court Filing Fees

THE COURTERLY FJD Employees'Newsletter

• Spring 2006
• Winter 2005
• Fall 2005
• Summer 2005
• Fall-Winter 2004-2005
• Summer 2004
• Spring 2004
• Volunteer Day Special
• Summer 2003
• Spring 2003
• Fall 2002
• Winter 2002
• Fall 2001 Volume 4, Issue 2
• January Issue, 2001 Volume 3, Number 3
• Spring Issue, 2000 Volume 3, Number 3
• Millennium Issue, 2000 Volume 3, Number 2
• Fall, 1999 Volume 3, Number 1
• Winter, 1999 Volume 2, Number 3
• Holiday, 1998 Volume 2, Number 3
• Fall, 1998 Volume 2, Number 2
• Summer, 1998 Volume 2, Number 1
• Spring, 1998 Volume 1, Number 4

Forms Center - First Judicial District of Pennsylvania

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Court Reporters

• Transcript Order Form
• Digital Recording Transcript Order Form
• Request for Transcript by Defendant
• Interpreter Request Form
• Interpreter Request Form - Domestic Relations
• Interpreter Request Form - Criminal

Court of Common Pleas

• Trial Division - Civil
• 01-5 Motion for Extraordinary Relief
• 01-102 Civil Cover Sheet (Supplemental Parties)
• 01-004 Response to Motion for Extraordinary Relief
• 01-105 Case Management Conference Memorandum
• 01-108 Mental Health Procedures Act Cover Sheet
• 01-403 Miscellaneous Arbitration Application
• 01-404 Response to Miscellaneous Arbitration Application
• 01-405 Continuance Arbitration Application
• 01-406 Initial Certification as Arbitration Panelist Application
• 01-407 Praecipe Uninsured/Underinsured Savings Action
• 01-409 Active Status Certificate
• 01-410 Compulsory Arbitration Application one-time only rescheduling agreement By Agreement of All Parties
• 01-101A Name Change Petition Package
• 10-200 General Subpoena Form
• 10-232 Notice to Rule 236
• 30-210 Report and Award of Arbitrators
• 30-1061 Motion Court Cover Sheet
• 30-1061A Petition to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
• Attorney Certification of Good Faith
• Bill of Costs
• Civil Cover Sheet and Commerce Program Addendum
• Case Management Conference Memorandum Commerce Case Management
• Discovery Hearing Request Form
• Notice of Appeal
• Notice of Presentation
• Notice to Co-Owner of Attachment of Property
• Notice to the Post-Trial Motions Clerk
• Petition to Intervene, Stay and Set Aside Writ of Execution as to Non-Judgment Debtor Property
• Proof of Service
• Property Claim Notice
• Praecipe to Tax Costs
• Rule to Show Cause Order
• Sheriff’s Certificaton
• Statutory Appeals Continuance Application
• Writ of Execution Notice

• Trial Division - Criminal
• 01-10 Subpoena Duces Tecum Form
  Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court
• 01-12 Subpoena Form
  Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court
• Application for Court Appointment Certification
• Notice of Hearing

• Family Division

Domestic Relations

• 09-4 Petition for access to Domestic Relations case record
  Court of Common Pleas, Family Court Division
• 09-5 Order for access to Domestic Relations case record
  Court of Common Pleas, Family Court Division
• Request an administrative review of the submission of your case to TROP


• Custody Forms - Instruction sheet included with form
• Complaint for Custody/Partial Custody/Visitation
• Petition to Modify Custody
• Exceptions to recommendation of Custody Master
• Petition for emergency relief - Custody
• Petition for expedited relief - Custody
• Motion for a Home Investigation
• Motion for a Mental Health Assessment (MHA)
• Petition for Contempt of Custody
• Motion for a Protracted Custody Hearing
• Relocation Petition
• Domestic Relations Information Sheet
• Certificate of Service
• Petition to proceed in Forma Pauperis (IFP)
• Motion Cover Sheet
• Petition for Reconsideration of Custody Order

Juvenile Court Division

• Motion for Protracted/Semi-Protracted Adjudicatory Hearing

Orphans' Court Division

General Orphans' Court Filing Forms

• Orphans' Court Subpoena
• Orphans' Court Cover Sheet
• Entry of Appearance

• Estate Proceeding
• Phila. Bar Assoc.: Phila. Estate Practictioner's Handbook
• Account Filing Checklist - Decedent’s Estate
• Appeal from Register of Wills
• Excerpt from Schedule of Distribution
• Notice of Claim
• Statement of Proposed Distribution WP File Word File

• Charitable Gift Notice
• Notice to Attorney General of Charitable Gift

• Corporate Fiduciary Approval (see Phila. O.C. Rule 1.2K)
• Approved Corporate Fiduciaries List
• Model Order for Approval Under Rule 1.2K
• Model Petition for Approval Under Rule 1.2K WP File Word File
• Model Verification Under Rule 1.2K

• Incapacitated Person's Proceeding
• Account Filing Checklist - Guardian of Incapacitated Person
• Guardian of the Estate
• Annual Report of Guardian of the Estate
• Final Report of Guardian of the Estate
• Guardian of the Person
• Annual Report of Guardian of the Person
• Final Report of Guardian of the Person
• Guardian's Inventory
• Litigation Approval Checklist
• Statement of Proposed Distribution WP File Word File
• Written Deposition for Incapacity Proceeding WP File Word File

• Minor's Proceeding
• Account Filing Checklist - Guardian of Minor
• Affidavit of Compliance
• Litigation Approval Checklist
• Model Order Approving Settlement and Distribution
• Petition to Settle a Minor’s Compromise

• Power of Attorney
• Statement of Proposed Distribution for Principal Estate WP File Word File

• Trust Proceeding
• Account Filing Checklist - Trust (Testamentary/Inter Vivos)
• Statement of Proposed Distribution-Trust WP File Word File

• Wrongful Death and Survival Proceeding
• Affidavit of Compliance
• Model Order Approving Settlement and Distribution
• Litigation Approval Checklist - Wrongful Death and Survival Actions
• Petition to Settle Wrongful Death and Survival Actions

Municipal Court

• Criminal Division
• 01-10 Subpoena Duces Tecum Form
  Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court
• 01-12 Subpoena Form
  Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court

Traffic Court

• NOTICE OF APPEAL FROM SUMMARY CONVICTION (Traffic)
• PETITION TO APPEAL NUNC PRO TUNC
• APPEAL NUNC PRO TUNC - DISPOSITION ONLY