In Re: Reestablishment of the Magisterial Districts within the 5th (Allegheny) Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Date Filed2022-12-27
Docket526 Magisterial Rules Docket
JudgePer Curiam
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
IN RE: REESTABLISHMENT OF THE : NO. 526
MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN :
THE 5th JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF MAGISTERIAL RULES DOCKET
THE COMMONWEALTH OF :
PENNSYLVANIA :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 27th day of December 2022, upon consideration of the Petition to
Reestablish the Magisterial Districts of the 5th Judicial District (Allegheny County) of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it is hereby ORDERED AND DECREED that the
Petition, which provides for the elimination of Magisterial Districts 05-3-05, within
Allegheny County, to be effective January 3, 2028, is granted; realignment of Magisterial
Districts 05-3-09, 05-2-13, and 05-2-26, within Allegheny County, to be effective January
3, 2028, is granted; and that the Petition, which also provides for the reestablishment of
Magisterial Districts 05-2-01, 05-2-02, 05-2-03, 05-2-04, 05-2-05, 05-2-06, 05-2-07, 05-
2-08, 05-2-10, 05-2-11, 05-2-12, 05-2-14, 05-2-15, 05-2-16, 05-2-17, 05-2-18, 05-2-19,
05-2-20, 05-2-21, 05-2-22, 05-2-23, 05-2-25, 05-2-27, 05-2-28, 05-2-31, 05-2-32, 05-2-
35, 05-2-36, 05-2-38, 05-2-40, 05-2-42, 05-2-43, 05-2-47, 05-3-02, 05-3-03, 05-3-04, 05-
3-06, 05-3-10, 05-3-12, 05-3-13, 05-3-14, 05-3-17, 05-0-03, and 05-0-04, within
Allegheny County, to be effective immediately, is granted.
Said Magisterial Districts shall be as follows:
Magisterial District 05-2-01 Avalon Borough
Magisterial District Judge Tara L. Smith Bellevue Borough
Ben Avon Borough
Ben Avon Heights Borough
Emsworth Borough
Kilbuck Township
Ohio Township
Magisterial District 05-2-02 West View Borough
Magisterial District Judge Richard G. Opiela Ross Township
Magisterial District 05-2-03 Etna Borough
Magisterial District Judge Daniel J. Konieczka, Jr. Millvale Borough
Reserve Township
Shaler Township
Magisterial District 05-2-04 Aspinwall Borough
Magisterial District Judge Matthew V. Rudzki Blawnox Borough
Fox Chapel Borough
Sharpsburg Borough
Indiana Township
O’Hara Township
Magisterial District 05-2-05 Brackenridge Borough
Magisterial District Judge Carolyn S. Bengel Tarentum Borough
East Deer Township
Fawn Township
Harrison Township
Magisterial District 05-2-06 Verona Borough
Magisterial District Judge Anthony L. DeLuca Penn Hills Township
Wilkins Township
Magisterial District 05-2-07 Monroeville Borough
Magisterial District Judge Jeffrey L. Herbst Pitcairn Borough
Magisterial District 05-2-08 Braddock Hills Borough
Vacant Chalfant Borough
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Churchill Borough
Forest Hills Borough
Swissvale Borough
Magisterial District 05-2-10 Edgewood Borough
Magisterial District Judge Kim M. Hoots Wilkinsburg Borough
Magisterial District 05-2-11 East McKeesport Borough
Magisterial District Judge Roxanne S. Eichler Trafford Borough
Wall Borough
Wilmerding Borough
North Versailles Township
Magisterial District 05-2-12 Bradford Woods Borough
Magisterial District Judge William K. Wagner Marshall Township
McCandless Township
Pine Township
Magisterial District 05-2-13 City of McKeesport
Magisterial District Judge Eugene F. Riazzi Versailles Borough
Magisterial District 05-2-14 Dravosburg Borough
Magisterial District Judge Richard D. Olasz, Jr. Rankin Borough
West Mifflin Borough
Whitaker Borough
Magisterial District 05-2-15 Homestead Borough
Magisterial District Judge Patrick D. Campbell Munhall Borough
West Homestead Borough
Magisterial District 05-2-16 Jefferson Hills Borough
Magisterial District Judge Michael W. Thatcher Pleasant Hills Borough
South Park Township
Magisterial District 05-2-17 Castle Shannon Borough
Magisterial District Judge David J. Barton Whitehall Borough
Baldwin Township
Magisterial District 05-2-18 Baldwin Borough
Magisterial District Judge Ralph E. Kaiser Brentwood Borough
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Magisterial District 05-2-19 Dormont Borough
Magisterial District Judge Hilary K. Wheatley Mount Lebanon Township
Magisterial District 05-2-20 Bethel Park Borough
Magisterial District Judge Ronald A. Arnoni Upper Saint Clair Township
Magisterial District 05-2-21 Bridgeville Borough
Magisterial District Judge Maureen McGraw-Desmet Collier Township
South Fayette Township
Magisterial District 05-2-22 Green Tree Borough
Magisterial District Judge Craig C. Stephens Heidelberg Borough
Scott Township
Magisterial District 05-2-23 Carnegie Borough
Magisterial District Judge John P. Kobistek Crafton Borough
Ingram Borough
Pennsbury Village Borough
Rosslyn Farms Borough
Thornburg Borough
Magisterial District 05-2-25 Coraopolis Borough
Magisterial District Judge Michele K. Santicola Crescent Township
Moon Township
Neville Township
Magisterial District 05-2-26 Elizabeth Borough
Magisterial District Judge Beth Scagline-Mills West Elizabeth Borough
White Oak Borough
Elizabeth Township
Forward Township
South Versailles Township
Magisterial District 05-2-27 City of Pittsburgh, Wards 4, 6,
Magisterial District Judge Eugene N. Ricciardi 17
Magisterial District 05-2-28 City of Pittsburgh, Wards 1, 2,
Magisterial District Judge Oscar J. Petite, Jr. 3, 5
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Magisterial District 05-2-31 City of Pittsburgh, Wards 8,
Magisterial District Judge Mikhail N. Pappas 10, 11
Magisterial District 05-2-32 Oakmont Borough
Vacant Plum Borough
Magisterial District 05-2-35 City of Pittsburgh, Wards 7,
Magisterial District Judge Daniel E. Butler 14
Magisterial District 05-2-36 City of Pittsburgh, Wards 15,
Magisterial District Judge James J. Hanley, Jr. 31
Magisterial District 05-2-38 City of Pittsburgh, Ward 19
Magisterial District Judge James A. Motznik
Magisterial District 05-2-40 City of Pittsburgh, Wards 21-
Magisterial District Judge Jehosha A. Wright 25
Magisterial District 05-2-42 City of Pittsburgh, Wards 26,
Magisterial District Judge Leah Williams Duncan 27
Magisterial District 05-2-43 Kennedy Township
Magisterial District Judge Carla M. Swearingen Robinson Township
Magisterial District 05-2-47 Braddock Borough
Magisterial District Judge Scott H. Schricker East Pittsburgh Borough
North Braddock Borough
Turtle Creek Borough
Duquesne City
Magisterial District 05-3-02 Bell Acres Borough
Magisterial District Judge Robert L. Ford Edgeworth Borough
Franklin Park Borough
Glenfield Borough
Haysville Borough
Leetsdale Borough
Osborne Borough
Sewickley Borough
Sewickley Heights Borough
Sewickley Hills Borough
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Aleppo Township
Leet Township
Magisterial District 05-3-03 Cheswick Borough
Magisterial District Judge David J. Sosovicka Springdale Borough
Frazer Township
Harmar Township
Springdale Township
Magisterial District 05-3-04 Hampton Township
Magisterial District Judge Thomas T. Swan Richland Township
West Deer Township
Magisterial District 05-3-06 McKees Rocks Borough
Magisterial District Judge Bruce J. Boni Stowe Township
Magisterial District 05-3-09 Glassport Borough
Magisterial District Judge Armand A. Martin Liberty Borough
Port Vue Borough
Lincoln Borough
City of Clairton
Magisterial District 05-3-10 City of Pittsburgh, Wards 6, 9
Magisterial District Judge Alexander Orenstein
Magisterial District 05-3-12 City of Pittsburgh, Wards 12,
Magisterial District Judge Kevin E. Cooper, Jr. 13
Magisterial District 05-3-13 City of Pittsburgh, Wards 20,
Magisterial District Judge Nicholas C. Martini 28
Magisterial District 05-3-14 Mt. Oliver Borough
Magisterial District Judge Richard G. King City of Pittsburgh, Wards 18,
29, 30, 32
Magisterial District 05-3-17 McDonald Borough
Magisterial District Judge Anthony W. Saveikis Oakdale Borough
Findlay Township
North Fayette Township
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