Opinion
February 25, 2005.
No. 215 Magisterial Docket No. 1
ORDER
AND NOW, this 25th day of February, 2005, upon further consideration of the Petition for Realignment filed by the former President Judge of the Fifth Judicial District dated November 15, 2002, relating to the proposed Central Court and the evaluation of the current Pittsburgh Magistrates Court to gauge the feasibility of transitioning the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court into the statewide district justice system, it is hereby ORDERED:
Pursuant to the authority set forth in Article V, Section 10(c) of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and the general supervisory and administrative authority of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as set forth in 42 Pa.C.S. Section 1701, et seq., (Judicial Code), all matters within the jurisdiction of Pittsburgh Housing Court are assigned to the administrative judicial unit referred to as the Pittsburgh Municipal Court which was established by Order of this Court dated November 29, 2004. All fines, fees, costs, restitution, and other reparations collected by the Pittsburgh Municipal Court shall be distributed in accordance with 42 Pa.C.S. Sections 3571, 3572, 3573, and all other relevant legal authority.
The provisions of this Order shall be effective March 7, 2005.