In Re: Reestablishment of the Magisterial Districts Within the 39th(Franklin & Fulton Counties) Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Pennyslvania

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN RE: REESTABLISHMENT OF THE : NO. 531 MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN : THE 39th JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE : MAGISTERIAL RULES DOCKET COMMONWEALTH OF : PENNSYLVANIA :

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ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 6th day of April 2023, upon consideration of the Petition to

Reestablish the Magisterial Districts of the 39th Judicial District (Franklin and Fulton

Counties) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it is hereby ORDERED AND

DECREED that the Petition, to the extent it provides that the President Judge reevaluate

the Franklin County magisterial districts in 2026 and submit a new proposal with respect

to those districts to the Court no later than July 1, 2026, is granted; however, that new

proposal shall use caseload, workload, and demographic data from January 1, 2022

through December 31, 2025 and comply with reestablishment guidelines.

It is further ORDERED AND DECREED that the Petition, to the extent it provides

for the reestablishment of Fulton County Magisterial Districts 39-4-01, 39-4-02, and 39-4-

03 to be effective immediately, is granted.

Said Fulton County Magisterial Districts shall be as follows:

Magisterial District 39-4-01 Dublin Township Magisterial District Judge Devin C. Horne Licking Creek Township Taylor Township Wells Township

Magisterial District 39-4-02 McConnellsburg Borough Magisterial District Judge David A. Washabaugh Ayr Township Todd Township

Magisterial District 39-4-03 Valley-Hi Borough Magisterial District Judge Tamela M. Heming Belfast Township Bethel Township Brush Creek Township Thompson Township Union Township