Trial Division

ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS - TRIAL DIVISION

Honorable Lisette Shirdan-Harris

The Trial Division is led by an Administrative Judge, who is appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and serves at the pleasure of the Supreme Court. On October 16, 2020, Judge Lisette Shirdan-Harris was appointed Administrative Judge. As Administrative Judge, she is the approving authority for all administrative matters associated with the Trial Division.

The duties of the Administrative Judge of the Trial Division include but are not limited to:

• Assignment of judges within the Trial Division, along with designation and use of all rooms assigned to the Division for judicial use, excepting chambers for each judge;
• Oversight of case management practices in both the civil and criminal sections;
• Personnel administration within the Trial Division;
• Preparation and analysis of periodic reports of facts and statistics concerning the disposition of cases;
• Coordination of the use of technology to expedite the timely disposition of cases;
• Operation of the First Judicial District's Jury Commission;
• Administrative oversight of fiscal matters that relate to the Trial Division;
• Administrative oversight of the Adult Probation and Parole Department.