First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
Recent News About First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
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Emergency Judge Assignment
The Emergency Judge scheduled for Friday, September 22nd through Friday, September 29, 2023, is as follows -
University of Pennsylvania trustees prevail in real estate battle with former commercial tenant
PHILADELPHIA — On Jan. 31, a common pleas court affirmed its ruling for summary judgment in favor of The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania in its real estate battle with a supermarket. -
Court upholds ruling for landlord who was targeted in former tenant's 'frivolous' lead paint lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA — The Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia Count has ruled for a property company that was facing a lawsuit from a former tenant seeking a rent refund based on a city's lead ordinance. -
Federal judge rules PhilaPort enjoys sovereign immunity in dismissing $45 million lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge, sua sponte or on his own, has thrown out a New Jersey contractor's breach-of-contract lawsuit against Philadelphia Regional Port Authority (PhilaPort) over a cancelled $45 million contract, saying the port authority enjoys sovereign immunity. -
Third Circuit says city, law and justice officials did not abuse discretion
According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the City of Philadelphia and various judicial and law enforcement officials did not act improperly during a Philadelphia man’s 2005 state court criminal case. -
Philadelphia courts to close during Pope Francis' visit
The opening of the City of Philadelphia to the World Meeting of Families Conference and the visiting Pope Francis has resulted in the temporary closure of the Philadelphia court system. -
Prominent Phila. art consultant tapped to head committee tasked with securing artwork for city’s new family courthouse
While it initially appeared as though the new family court building in -
Pa. Superior Court affirms transfer of 19 asbestos suits from Phila. to Northampton Co.
A state appellate court panel taking up the consolidated appeals of 19 -
Former Phila. mass tort judge named exec. director of Temple's social justice center
Sandra Mazer Moss, who recently retired from her seat on the Philadelphia -
Castille and Baer survive retention to Supreme Court despite looming forced retirement and judicial scandals
Ronald D. Castille may only have one more year left until his -
Philly singled out at D.C. summit as example of positive tort reform; advocates contend more could be done
Philadelphia was once highlighted as among the worst judicial -
Pa. high court allows Philadelphia’s Evers to continue on as both FJD prothonotary and clerk of courts
Joseph Evers, a veteran of Philadelphia’s court system, will continue to -
Phila. Prothonotary Joseph Evers named permanent court administrator for the FJD
Joseph Evers, the prothonotary for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, has been -
Phila. Prothonotary Joseph Evers appointed interim court administrator of FJD
Joseph Evers, the prothonotary for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, has been -
Reactions pour in in wake of Phila. Traffic Court 'ticket-fixing' scandal
The future of the Philadelphia Traffic Court appears uncertain in the wake of a judicial -
Eastern District of Pa. soon to see its first female chief federal judge
U.S. District Judge Petrese Tucker, a former Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jurist, -
Former FJD procurement officer sentenced to 33 months in federal prison
A former procurement officer for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania is heading to -
Phila. Traffic Court Judge, wife, legislative aide to state rep. charged with fraud by feds
A Philadelphia traffic court judge and an aide to a Pennsylvania legislator -
Pa. justices OK reassignments of various Phila. trial court judges
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a petition by the president judge of the First
