MINOR JUDICIARY EDUCATION BOARD

The next course of instruction for prospective Magisterial District Judges, prospective Philadelphia Traffic Court Judges, and prospective Philadelphia Arraignment Court Magistrates will be conducted  (to be announced) at the Pennsylvania Judicial Center located in Harrisburg, PA. The course consists of approximately four weeks of instruction, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. each day, and a final examination. Prospective Philadelphia Traffic Court Judges and prospective Philadelphia Arraignment Court Magistrates will attend various days throughout the four week period. The course is open to any interested Pennsylvania resident eligible to hold public office and those prospective Magisterial District Judges, prospective Philadelphia Traffic Court Judges and Philadelphia Arraignment Court Magistrates required to attend by the Judicial Code and the Pennsylvania Constitution as cited below:

"Magisterial District Judges, Arraignment Court Magistrates and Judges of the Philadelphia Traffic Court who are not members of the bar of this Commonwealth shall complete a course of training and instruction in the duties of their respective offices and pass an examination prior to assuming office." Judicial Code (42 Pa C.S.A. §3112)