FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Pennsylvania/Tasks-Court 1

WikiProject Pennsylvania Progress Chart  Wiki Project Pennsylvania Tasks - Court Records: 1

Description
The purpose of this task is to add the introduction template and the court of common pleas information.

Instructions
1. Add the court records introduction by adding. Place this template directly under the heading Court Records.

2. Verify that the link to Courthouse within the template is working for your county. If it is not and you need help fixing this link, contact Lisa.

3. Add the following sentences in wikitext under the heading Court of Common Pleas:


 * The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of Pennsylvania. Major civil and criminal cases are heard in these courts. Judges also decide cases involving adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters.

The Common Pleas courts are organized into 60 judicial districts. has its own judicial district. Judges of the Common Pleas courts are elected to 10-year terms. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district.

5. Go to http://www.pacourts.us/T/CommonPleas/listofcounties.htm


 * a. Scroll the left-hand column for your county in alphabetical order. Note the county's district number.
 * b. Go to the right-hand column and search by district number.
 * c. If you county shares a district number with another county, you will need to edit the just-added sentence (Your county) County has its own judicial district.
 * d. In wikitext insert in its place


 * shares its judicial district with (County name) County.


 * e. Type the "other" county name in the parentheses and remove the parentheses--both times.


 * f. If you county does not share its judicial district, no changes are needed.

6. Your task is complete.

Completed Task
Greene County, Pennsylvania court records are housed at the Greene County, Pennsylvania Courthouse. For many counties copies of court records may be found at the Pennsylvania State Archives or in the FamilySearch collection. Note that within these collections some films may contain the same records, but have different titles. Other titles are not duplicates. See Finding Court Records at other repositories within this section for links to the online catalogs for these two collections. Films at the Pennsylvania State Archives are not available for inter-library loan. If court records are available for your county, FamilySearch films may be ordered at a local Family History Center.

Court of Common Pleas
The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of Pennsylvania. Major civil and criminal cases are heard in these courts. Judges also decide cases involving adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters. The Common Pleas courts are organized into 60 judicial districts. Greene County, Pennsylvania has its own judicial district. Judges of the Common Pleas courts are elected to 10-year terms. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district.

Court Records
Greene County, Pennsylvania court records are housed at the Greene County, Pennsylvania Courthouse. For many counties copies of court records may be found at the Pennsylvania State Archives or in the FamilySearch collection. Note that within these collections some films may contain the same records, but have different titles. Other titles are not duplicates. See Finding Court Records at other repositories within this section for links to the online catalogs for these two collections. Films at the Pennsylvania State Archives are not available for inter-library loan. If court records are available for your county, FamilySearch films may be ordered at a local Family History Center.

Court of Common Pleas
The Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of Pennsylvania. Major civil and criminal cases are heard in these courts. Judges also decide cases involving adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters. The Common Pleas courts are organized into 60 judicial districts. Greene County, Pennsylvania has its own judicial district. Judges of the Common Pleas courts are elected to 10-year terms. A president judge and a court administrator serve in each judicial district.