The Pittsburgh Magistrates Court shall be a court not of record and shall consist of such a number of judges, not less than five nor more than eight, as shall be specified by ordinance of the City of Pittsburgh. The magistrates court shall be the police magistrates authorized to be continued in existence by section 21, Schedule to Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania adopted April 23, 1968. Judges of the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court shall be deemed magisterial district judges for the purposes of Chapter 33 (relating to discipline, removal and retirement of judicial officers).
(Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)
2004 Amendment. See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of law.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 11 - Community and Municipal Courts
Section 1101 - Community courts
Section 1102 - Establishment or discontinuance of community courts
Section 1103 - Powers of community courts
Section 1104 - Seats of courts
Section 1105 - Jurisdiction and venue
Section 1106 - Lien of judgments
Section 1121 - Philadelphia Municipal Court
Section 1123 - Jurisdiction and venue
Section 1124 - Lien of judgments
Section 1125 - Substitute arraignment court magistrates
Section 1127 - Hearing officers
Section 1141 - Pittsburgh Magistrates Court