Pittsburgh Municipal Court
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Pittsburgh Municipal Court is a local trial-level court in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that handles minor criminal, traffic, and civil matters within the state's unified judicial system.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
court of limited jurisdiction
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municipal court → trial court → |
| accessibleTo |
general public
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| country |
United States
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| courtLevel |
trial-level
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| decisionsAppealableTo |
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County
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| employs |
magisterial district judges (or similar local judicial officers)
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| fundingSource |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (in part)
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local government (in part) → |
| governingLaw |
Pennsylvania state law
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| governmentBranch |
judicial branch of Pennsylvania
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| handles |
minor civil matters
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minor criminal cases → parking violations → preliminary hearings in criminal cases → small claims cases → summary criminal offenses → traffic violations → |
| hasAuthorityOver |
state summary offenses occurring within Pittsburgh
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violations of Pittsburgh municipal ordinances → |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of minor offenses
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adjudication of small civil disputes → adjudication of traffic matters → |
| hasProcess |
arraignments in criminal cases
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preliminary arraignments → preliminary hearings → summary trials → |
| hasRole |
local access point to Pennsylvania judiciary
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| hasType |
local court
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| hearsAppealsFrom |
none (court of first instance for covered matters)
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| jurisdiction |
Allegheny County (limited)
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City of Pittsburgh → |
| language |
English
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| legalSystem |
common law
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| locatedIn |
Allegheny County
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Pennsylvania → Pittsburgh → |
| partOf |
Pennsylvania court system
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Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania → |
| serves |
residents of Pittsburgh
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| subjectTo |
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure
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Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure → Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence → |
| typeOfCases |
non-felony matters at initial stages
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Pennsylvania courts
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hasMinorCourt |