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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Municipal Court canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of limited jurisdiction
ⓘ
municipal court ⓘ trial court ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | general public ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtLevel | trial-level ⓘ |
| decisionsAppealableTo | Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County ⓘ |
| employs | magisterial district judges (or similar local judicial officers) ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (in part)
local government (in part) ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Pennsylvania state law ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| handles |
minor civil matters
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
violations of Pittsburgh municipal ordinances ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adjudication of minor offenses
ⓘ
adjudication of small civil disputes ⓘ adjudication of traffic matters ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
arraignments in criminal cases
ⓘ
preliminary arraignments ⓘ preliminary hearings ⓘ summary trials ⓘ |
| hasRole | local access point to Pennsylvania judiciary ⓘ |
| hasType | local court ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom | none (court of first instance for covered matters) ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Allegheny County
ⓘ
surface form:
Allegheny County (limited)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
City of Pittsburgh
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Allegheny County
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh
|
| partOf |
Pennsylvania court system
ⓘ
Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
surface form:
Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
|
| serves | residents of Pittsburgh ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Pennsylvania Rules of Court
ⓘ
surface form:
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence ⓘ |
| typeOfCases | non-felony matters at initial stages ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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