York County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania

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The York County Court of Common Pleas is a Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. It comprises the entire 19th Judicial District in Pennsylvania. It encompasses all of York County, Pennsylvania.

Overview

Ordinarily, judges serve 10 year terms. The assignments below are as of January 1, 2009. Assignments are not exclusive, as some judges will address motions for summary judgment and preliminary objections in civil cases, for instance, while serving primarily in the Family Law division. Dependency/juvenile criminal court also occupy large amounts of time for individuals such as John C. Uhler, for instance, though his primary category as shown below is "Family Law."

Judges

Judges Elect

• Harry Ness
• Chuck Patterson
• Vacancy: There will be one vacancy on the court in 2010 due to the mid-term retirement of Michael J. Brillhart. Due to budgetary constraints, the court is requesting that the appointment of a replacement judge be postponed. ^[1][2]

Orphan's Court

• Penny L. Blackwell

Criminal Court

• Thomas H. Kelley, VI
• John S. Kennedy
• Gregory M. Snyder

Civil Trial

• Stephen P. Linebaugh
• Richard K. Renn

Family Law

• Joseph C. Adams
• Michael E. Bortner
• John H. Chronister
• Maria Musti Cook
• Sheryl Ann Dorney
• John W. Thompson

Senior judges

• John C. Uhler

External links

• York County Court of Common Pleas Page

References