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.
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
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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 (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.