The deadline for application submission is November 26th, 2024.
Presides at preliminary arraignments,
Issues criminal complaints
Sets bail.
Appoints counsel.
Schedules next court action for trials, diversion, and preliminary hearings
Administers oaths and affirmations in reviewing and issuing arrest, and search and seizure warrants.
A member in good standing of the bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, for at least four years, and has been engaged in the active practice of law for that minimum period.
a. While attorneys in good standing are preferred, the Court may consider as substitute experience for the active practice of law the following, including any combination thereof:
i. Judge of a State Court of Record or other state judicial officer.
ii. Attorney for federal or state agencies.
iii. Law clerk to any judge or judicial officer.
b. Persons who do not meet the qualifications of Subsection (2) above may qualify by completing a course of training and instructions in the duties of an Arraignment Court Magistrate and passing an examination before assuming office as provided by Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. 3111 et seq. (PA Minor Judiciary Education Board).
Must be competent to perform the duties of the office, of good, moral character, emotionally stable and mature, committed to equal justice under the law, patient, courteous, and capable of deliberation and decisiveness when required to act on their reason and judgment.
Arraignment Court Magistrates shall not hold another office or position of profit in the government of the United States, the Commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof, except in the armed services of the United States or the Commonwealth.
Must reside within Philadelphia County.
Must be computer literate as all arraignments are conducted utilizing an automated preliminary arraignment software application, along with the use of video and audio technology for arraignments and review of arrest warrants.
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