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Philadelphia Municipal Court
The Philadelphia Municipal Court is a trial court of limited jurisdiction seated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia criminal court
It has 27 judges elected by the voters of Philadelphia.[1] The Municipal Court has three divisions: the Criminal Division, the Civil Division, and the Traffic Division.[1] Within the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, it serves as a substitute for the magisterial district courts that serve the rest of the Commonwealth.
It is a part of the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
The Criminal Division hears trials for misdemeanors and summary offenses.[1] It also hears preliminary matters in felony cases before they are transferred to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
[1] The Criminal Division is seated at the Justice Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice.[1]
The Civil Division has jurisdiction over small claims, landlordtenantevictions, and civil enforcement claims b