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Operating Hours
All Court Offices are open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday thru Friday unless stated otherwise.

Municipal Court - Criminal Division
Preliminary Arraignment Courtroom is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Traffic Court
Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM

• Court Holiday Schedule

Office of the Prothonotary

• Court of Common Pleas Fees
• Clerk of Orphans' Court Filing Fees
• Philadelphia Municipal Court Filing Fees
• Prothonotary Passport Services Fees
• Court of Common Pleas Trial Division miscellaneous Motion Court Fees

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Courthouse Reservations

If your organization is seeking to request the use of courthouse facilities, please email the following to crtrmrsrv@courts.phila.gov

1. Name and address of your organization
2. Contact person with contact information
3. Date(s)
4. Time(s)
5. Purpose (mock trials competition, meeting, etc)
6. Number and type of rooms (courtroom, conference room, etc)
7. Number of people attending
8. Is your organization an 501(C)(3) non-profit

Please note: Courtrooms are only available for reservations after hours and on weekends. There is a fee of $150 per room for any organization that is not a 501(C) (3) non-profit.

• Office of Court Administrator
• Court Reporter and Interpreter Services
• Human Resources
• Law Library
• Office of Court Compliance
• Office of Financial Services
• Office of the Prothonotary
• Clerk of Court
• Procurement Department

Office of Human Resources
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
City Hall, Room 668
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Hours of operation:
Mon-Fri: 8:30 am-5 pm ET
Tel: 215 683-6950
Fax: 215 683-6952
Email: hr@courts.phila.gov

• Employment Application Form*

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• Job Opportunities with the FJD
• Judicial Fellowship Program
• Employee Sick Hotline Instructions: 215 686-7425
• Medical and Dental forms for Employees

* faxed applications are no longer accepted

For general Court information, contact (215) 686-7000.

• Judicial Phone Directory

Municipal Phone Directory

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You may also search by first initial if you do not know the exact spelling of a name.

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For general City information, contact (215) 686-1776.

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• Judicial Art and History of City Hall
• Local Rules
• Opinions
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• President Judge Disbarment Docket
• President Judge Inactive Attorney List
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ELECTRONIC CASE RECORDS (Criminal: Court of Common Pleas and Municipal Court)

Electronic Information available to the public pursuant to the Unified Judicial System Electronic Case Record Public Access Policy may be accessed or requested as provided in the links below.

• Unified Judicial System ("UJS") Electronic Case Record Policy and Forms
• Web docket Sheets

RIGHT TO KNOW LAW

The Right to Know Law, generally, does not apply to the Court System (referenced in the Right to Know Law as "Judicial Agencies" and also known as "Unified Judicial System"). The Right to Know Law only applies to Judicial Agencies to the extent provided in Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration No. 509 - which deals with Financial Records. See detailed information below.

Financial Records

Rule 509 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration was amended by the Supreme Court, effective January 1, 2009, to facilitate public access to financial records of the Unified Judicial System, and establishes a systematic process for requesting and accessing the applicable financial records of a court.

As a general rule, financial records of the Unified Judicial System are presumed to be open to any member of the public for inspection or copying during established business hours. Exceptions are listed in Rule 509 (B). Certain records may be requested from the UJS and others from the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania ("FJD" or Philadelphia Courts). See below forms.

The term "financial records" is defined as any account, contract, invoice or equivalent dealing with: 1) the receipt or disbursement of funds appropriated to the system; or 2) acquisition, use or disposal of services, supplies, materials, equipment or property secured through funds appropriated to the system.

Detailed information related to the Rule 509 Process can be found via the links below.

• Supreme Court Order
• Rule of Judicial Administration 509
• Rule 509 Request Form - UJS records manager
• Rule 509 Request Form - FJD records manager

• UJS Rule 509 Web site

This Web site provides public access to search, view and print UJS contracts and purchase orders. The Web site displays summary information on purchase orders and contracts of $5000 or more that were executed on or after July 1, 2008.

Denials of requests for access must be appealed as provided in Rule 509(c)(5): in writing, within 15 business days of the date of the written response by the records manager.

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Fee Schedule
Photocopying: 11+ pages - $0.15/Page
Retrieval/Redaction: $7.00/15 Minutes
CD: $5.00 Each
Postage: Actual Cost

The FJD may levy additional fees as necessary to cover costs incurred in fulfilling specific information requests. Pre-payment will be required if expected compliance costs exceed $100.

THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA complies with THE AMERICANS with DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) which requires that all court services and facilities be as reasonably accessible to persons with disabilities as those without disabilities.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodations to file a claim, participate in a court proceeding, or use any service provided by THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA, please call the appropriate ADA coordinator from the link below.

Requests for reasonable accommodation must be made at least three business days in advance of the court activity or within three business days following notice of the court activity, whichever is later. Because some accommodations require additional time, as much notice as possible is requested. On occasion, the court activity will be postponed until accommodation is achieved.

• Listing of ADA Coordinators