Court Administration is responsible for the day-to-day non-judicial operations of the Court of Common Pleas and the Magisterial District Courts. Fiscal administration, case-flow management, policy development, personnel, facilities, jury and information technology management are functions performed by the Court Administration staff.
Implementing the annual Court calendar is a major responsibility of Court Administration. This office schedules all hearings, arguments, pre-trials, jury trials, non-jury trials, hearing officer conferences/hearings, arbitration, management conferences and orphans court matters. Court Administration receives and monitors civil and criminal motions, petitions, stipulations and continuance applications.
The office also handles all types of inquiries, requests and form submissions, including public access subscriptions and renewals, requests for transcript, right-to-know inquiries, interpreter and language access, ADA accommodations, application for appeals from the Public Defender’s office, court appointed and conflict counsel fee petitions, and requests for case scheduling notifications via email and/or text messaging from criminal defendants.
Many forms are available on the court website, www.carboncourts.com, or located in the Court Administration Office.
The District Court Administrator oversees the following departments: Court Administration including Judicial Chambers Staff, Court Reporters, Tipstaff, Adult Probation, Juvenile Probation, Domestic Relations, Court Computer Information Systems and the Magisterial District Courts. She acts as liaison for the Court with the County of Carbon and Court-Related Offices which include Children and Youth, Prothonotary’s Office, Register of Wills/Orphans’ Court, the Clerk of Courts, District Attorney, Public Defenders Office and Sheriff’s Office.