Philadelphia Municipal Court
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The Philadelphia Municipal Court is a limited-jurisdiction trial court in Philadelphia that handles minor criminal offenses, small civil claims, landlord-tenant disputes, and traffic cases within Pennsylvania’s unified judicial system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Municipal Court canonical | 10 |
| Philadelphia Traffic Court (historical) | 1 |
| Philadelphia municipal courts | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
limited-jurisdiction trial court ⓘ municipal court ⓘ |
| branchOf | judicial branch of government ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtType | trial court ⓘ |
| employs |
court administration staff
ⓘ
judges ⓘ magisterial staff ⓘ |
| follows |
Pennsylvania Rules of Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure
Pennsylvania Rules of Court ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure
Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence ⓘ |
| fundedBy | public funds ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
|
| governingLaw | Pennsylvania law ⓘ |
| hasAppealsTo | Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Civil Division
ⓘ
Criminal Division ⓘ Traffic Division ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of minor criminal matters
ⓘ
adjudication of small civil disputes ⓘ adjudication of traffic and vehicle code violations ⓘ resolution of landlord-tenant disputes ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
landlord-tenant disputes in Philadelphia
ⓘ
minor criminal offenses in Philadelphia ⓘ small civil claims in Philadelphia ⓘ traffic cases in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.courts.phila.gov/municipal/ ⓘ |
| hearsCases |
landlord-tenant eviction proceedings
ⓘ
misdemeanor cases within statutory limits ⓘ municipal code violations ⓘ small claims civil actions ⓘ summary offenses ⓘ traffic violations ⓘ |
| isPublicInstitution | true ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | limited jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Philadelphia
Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
|
| operatesInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County
ⓘ
surface form:
First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
surface form:
Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
|
| regionServed | Philadelphia County ⓘ |
| seat | Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Philadelphia City Hall
this entity surface form:
Philadelphia municipal courts
subject surface form:
Criminal Division (Philadelphia Municipal Court)
subject surface form:
Civil Division (Philadelphia Municipal Court)
subject surface form:
Traffic Division (Philadelphia Municipal Court)
this entity surface form:
Philadelphia Traffic Court (historical)