Pennsylvania District Court Information

In the Pennsylvania District Court system there are 3 courts and they are:

•    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
•    U.S. District Court for the Middle District
•    U.S. District Court for the Western District

Eastern District Court

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District is one of the original 13 federal judiciary districts that were created by Congress through the Judiciary Act of 1789. Today, its jurisdiction includes Philadelphia, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton counties.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District currently has 36 judges, including both active and senior judges. Pennsylvania’s Eastern District Court’s website is http://www.paed.uscourts.gov.

The divisional offices are at:

•    Robert N.C. Nix Federal Courthouse, 900 Market Street, Suite 211, Philadelphia, PA 19107-4202.
•    Edward N. Cahn Federal Courthouse, 504 Hamilton Street, Room 4701, Allentown, PA 18101-1514.
•    The Holmes Building, 4th Floor, 101 Larry Holmes Drive, Easton, PA 18042-7722.
•    The Madison Building, Room 201, 400 Washington Street, Reading, PA 19601-3956.

Middle District Court

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District has 6 assigned judges, with jurisdiction over approximately one half of Pennsylvania: Adams, Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Carbon, Columbia, Clinton, Cumberland, Franklin, Dauphin, Huntingdon, Fulton, Lackawanna, Juniata, Luzerne, Lebanon, Lycoming, Monroe, Mifflin, Montour, Perry, Northumberland, Pike, Schuylkill, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, Susquehanna, Union, Wyoming, Wayne and York counties.

Harrisburg, the state capital, lying within this jurisdiction is where most suits against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are filed in the Middle District. Likewise, because York County Prison served as the largest Immigration and Naturalization Service facility in the Northeast, immigration cases were largely heard here. The courts of appeal now review most immigration decisions.

The Middle District's headquarters is located in Scranton. It is at the William J. Nealon Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, 235 N. Washington Ave. P.O. Box 1148, Scranton, PA 18501. Pennsylvania’s Middle District Court’s website is http://www.pamd.uscourts.gov.

The establishments are located at:

•    Harrisburg Division, Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, 228 Walnut Street. P.O. Box 983, Harrisburg, PA 17108
•    Williamsport Division, U.S. Courthouse & Federal Office Building, 240 West Third Street, Suite 218, Williamsport, PA 17701
•    Wilkes-Barre Office, Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, 197 South Main Street, Suite 161, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701

Western District Court

The U.S. District Court for the Western District, with 10 judges, sits at:

•    U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 5414 U.S. Steel Tower, 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219; Phone: (412)644-2700; Fax: (412)644-6512. 9:00am - 4:30pm.
•    U.S. Bankruptcy Court, U.S. Courthouse, Room B160, 17 South Row Park, Erie, PA 16501; Phone: (814)464-9740; Fax: (814)464-9747. 9:00am - 4:30pm.
•    U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Penn Traffic Building, Johnstown, PA 15901. Phone: (814)533-4246. 9:00am - 4:30pm.

Pennsylvania’s Western District Court’s website is http://www.pawd.uscourts.gov.