Corrections
Philadelphia Municipal Court
CONTACT
- Phone:
- (215) 683-7290; Listings Unit: 683-7297
- Fax:
- 683-7293
- Email:
- Mailing Address:
- 1301 Filbert Street, Suite 208
Philadelphia Municipal Court, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- Street Address:
- 1301 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
- WWW Link:
- http://courts.phila.gov/municipal
COMMENTS
Watch out for DUI offenses in PA. Even with relatively low offenses (BAC of .10), you're looking at jail time of at least 48 hours.<br>Court handles some civil cases as well.<br>Speeding tickets and other traffic are handled in the <a href="http://www.town-court.com/getTownCourt.php?courtID=1320">Philadelphia Traffic Court</a>.
ABOUT THE AREA
As you can imagine with the volume, Philadelphia has a substantial amount of crime. Statistics show the volume of serious crimes is down about 20% in the last several years, but there's still a lot of problems. The city has had publicity for experimentation with the school system and arranging for free wireless internet access.
JUDGES
With 25 judges, there's a lot going on here. Hon. Ronald B. Merriweather supervises the Criminal Division. Your case may also be handled by a Criminal Trial Commissioner.
PROSECUTORS
The big wheel in the DA's office is Lynne Abraham. Main office phone is 215-686-8000; Fax at 563-0047. Assistant District Attorneys for Philadelphia Municipal Court conduct preliminary hearings and misdemeanor trials at a high volume, with close to 100 trials a day on average - and we're counting the weekends even though they probably don't do trials then.
TYPE OF CASES
Mostly misdemeanors along with initial handling of the more serious crimes. They also have a "Nuisance Night Court." Sounds delightful.