Court Opinion

ID: 9385481
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-04-06 20:07:11.644816+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:18:02.193448
License: Public Domain

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

 IN RE: REESTABLISHMENT OF THE                : NO. 531
 MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN                 :
 THE 39th JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE            : MAGISTERIAL RULES DOCKET
 COMMONWEALTH OF                              :
 PENNSYLVANIA                                 :
                                              :
                                              :
                                              :

                                         ORDER

PER CURIAM

      AND NOW, this 6th day of April 2023, upon consideration of the Petition to

Reestablish the Magisterial Districts of the 39th Judicial District (Franklin and Fulton

Counties) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it is hereby ORDERED AND

DECREED that the Petition, to the extent it provides that the President Judge reevaluate

the Franklin County magisterial districts in 2026 and submit a new proposal with respect

to those districts to the Court no later than July 1, 2026, is granted; however, that new

proposal shall use caseload, workload, and demographic data from January 1, 2022

through December 31, 2025 and comply with reestablishment guidelines.

      It is further ORDERED AND DECREED that the Petition, to the extent it provides

for the reestablishment of Fulton County Magisterial Districts 39-4-01, 39-4-02, and 39-4-

03 to be effective immediately, is granted.
Said Fulton County Magisterial Districts shall be as follows:

 Magisterial District 39-4-01                         Dublin Township
 Magisterial District Judge Devin C. Horne            Licking Creek Township
                                                      Taylor Township
                                                      Wells Township

 Magisterial District 39-4-02                         McConnellsburg Borough
 Magisterial District Judge David A. Washabaugh       Ayr Township
                                                      Todd Township

 Magisterial District 39-4-03                         Valley-Hi Borough
 Magisterial District Judge Tamela M. Heming          Belfast Township
                                                      Bethel Township
                                                      Brush Creek Township
                                                      Thompson Township
                                                      Union Township

                                             2