Editing Philadelphia (section)

===Courts===
{{See also|District Attorney of Philadelphia|United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit|United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania}}
[[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia County]] is coterminous with the [[First Judicial District of Pennsylvania]]. The Philadelphia County [[Pennsylvania courts of common pleas|Court of Common Pleas]] is the [[trial court]] of [[general jurisdiction]] for the city, hearing [[felony]]-level criminal cases and civil suits above the minimum jurisdictional limit of $10,000. The court has [[appellate jurisdiction]] over rulings from the [[Philadelphia Municipal Court|Municipal]] and Traffic Courts, and some administrative agencies and boards. The trial division has 70 commissioned judges elected by the voters, along with about one thousand other employees.<ref>[http://www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/trial/ "Trial Division"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131051555/http://www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/trial/ |date=January 31, 2018 }}. ''courts.phila.gov''. First Judicial District of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref> The court has a family division with 25 judges<ref>[http://www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/family/ "Family Division"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225093508/http://courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/family/ |date=February 25, 2018 }}. ''courts.phila.gov''. First Judicial District of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref> and an orphans' court with three judges.<ref>[http://www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/orphans/ "Orphans' Court"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131180843/http://www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/orphans/ |date=January 31, 2018 }}. ''courts.phila.gov''. First Judicial District of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref>

{{As of|2018}}, the city's [[District Attorney of Philadelphia|District Attorney]] is [[Larry Krasner]], a Democrat.<ref>Chris Brennan & Aubrey Whelan (November 7, 2017). [http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/larry-krasner-wins-race-for-philly-da-20171107.html "Larry Krasner wins race for Philly DA"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202022648/http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/city/larry-krasner-wins-race-for-philly-da-20171107.html |date=February 2, 2018 }}. ''philly.com''. ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref> The last Republican to hold the office is [[Ronald D. Castille]], who left in 1991 and later served as the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 2008 to 2014.<ref>Peter Hall (January 10, 2015). [http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-supreme-court-castille-20150110-story.html "Retiring Chief Justice Castille says he kept faith in fellow jurists"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005104/http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-supreme-court-castille-20150110-story.html |date=February 7, 2018 }}. ''mcall.com''. ''The Morning Call''. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref>

The [[Philadelphia Municipal Court]] handles traffic cases, misdemeanor and felony criminal cases with maximum incarceration of five years, and civil cases involving $12,000 or less ($15,000 in real estate and school tax cases), and all landlord-tenant disputes. The municipal court has 27 judges elected by the voters.<ref name="Municipal Court">{{cite web |url=http://www.courts.phila.gov/municipal/ |title=MunicipalCourt |access-date=February 11, 2010 |date=February 11, 2010 |work=The Philadelphia Courts, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania |archive-date=April 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100427033913/http://courts.phila.gov/municipal/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pennsylvania's three [[appellate court]]s also have sittings in Philadelphia. The [[Supreme Court of Pennsylvania]], the court of last resort in the state, regularly hears arguments in [[Philadelphia City Hall]].<ref>[http://www.pacourts.us/courts/supreme-court/calendar "Courts>Supreme Court>Calendar"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206092038/http://www.pacourts.us/courts/supreme-court/calendar |date=February 6, 2018 }}. ''pacourts.us''. The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref> The [[Superior Court of Pennsylvania]] and the [[Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania]] also sit in Philadelphia several times a year.<ref>[http://www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court/calendar "Courts>Superior Court>Calendar"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206190233/http://www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court/calendar |date=February 6, 2018 }}. ''pacourts.us''. The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref><ref>[http://www.pacourts.us/courts/commonwealth-court/calendar "Courts>Commonwealth Court>Calendar"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206070055/http://www.pacourts.us/courts/commonwealth-court/calendar |date=February 6, 2018 }}. ''pacourts.us''. The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref> Judges for these courts are elected at large.<ref>[http://www.pacourts.us/learn/how-judges-are-elected "How Judges Are Elected"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206090751/http://www.pacourts.us/learn/how-judges-are-elected |date=February 6, 2018 }}. ''pacourts.us''. The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref> The state Supreme Court and Superior Court have deputy [[prothonotary]] offices in Philadelphia.<ref>[http://www.pacourts.us/courts/supreme-court/prothonotarys-addresses "Supreme Court Prothonotary's Addresses"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206094413/http://www.pacourts.us/courts/supreme-court/prothonotarys-addresses |date=February 6, 2018 }}. ''pacourts.us''. The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref><ref>[http://www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court/prothonotarys-addresses "Superior Court Prothonotary's Addresses"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206190258/http://www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court/prothonotarys-addresses |date=February 6, 2018 }}. ''pacourts.us''. The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref>

Philadelphia is home to the federal [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania]] and the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit|Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit]], both of which are housed in the [[James A. Byrne United States Courthouse]].<ref>[http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/court-info/court-locations/philadelphia "Court Info » Court Locations – Philadelphia"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131043206/http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/court-info/court-locations/philadelphia |date=January 31, 2018 }}. ''uscourts.gov''. United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref><ref>[http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/court-info/court-location "About the Court » Court Location – Philadelphia"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115120827/http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/court-info/court-location |date=January 15, 2018 }}. ''uscourts.gov''. United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Retrieved February 6, 2018.</ref>