You may have heard of district court before, but you may not know exactly what happens in district court, which can be stressful if you have received a notice or summons to appear in your local court after an arrest or a citation. Our attorneys are ready to help you through the process so that […]

When you have been charged with a summary criminal offense, a traffic violation, or even a municipal code violation, you will probably be summoned to appear in your local district court, even if you were not arrested and only issued a citation. The district courts in Pennsylvania, which are also referred to as magisterial courts, […]

The Pennsylvania district court system is comprised of numerous different district courts, sometimes called magisterial courts, that are located throughout the state. Each county, including Delaware County, has several different district courts that represent different townships or boroughs within the county. District courts handle specific types of cases. As well as landlord tenant disputes, municipal […]

Have you been arrested for a summary criminal offense, or charged with a traffic violation, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania? If you have, the likely next step is that you will be notified or summoned to appear in your local district court, or magisterial court. While this may seem like a daunting task, and while you […]

In 2005, district justice Ruth C. Dietrich from central Buck’s county Perkasie was supposed to retire she wanted to continue her job on the bench so she applied as substitute in the minor judiciary of the state. Her first assignment was in Philadelphia's Traffic Court and it was quickly clear she was not in Perkasie […]