No change to number of district courts suggested
Creating a central court in Butler County as a hub for preliminary hearings in criminal cases might be a way to reduce the workload of the one of the busiest magisterial district courts without changing district court boundaries or adding more magisterial district judges.
County court officials are recommending no changes to the number or the boundaries of the seven magisterial district courts in a review of the district courts.
The court administration office conducts reviews of the magisterial district courts every 10 years at the request of the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to determine if any changes are needed in the number of district courts or their boundaries to balance workloads and caseloads, said Erica Cihonski, deputy court administrator.
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