Magisterial District Courts, comprised of 46 districts, are community-based judicial systems where over 20,000 cases filings are addressed annually. Matters adjudicated within these courts allow for the expedient disposition or processing of the following
- Summary criminal cases, traffic citations, and non-traffic citations
- Civil matters including contracts, torts, and landlord/tenant disputes not exceeding $12,000
- Criminal matters including preliminary arraignments and hearings, setting of bail, issuance of arrest warrants in misdemeanor and felony cases, and issuing search warrants
- Emergency Relief from Abuse petitions under the Protection from Abuse Act
- Marriage ceremonies