COURTS: Mission & Goals - Chester County Courts
COURTS
The Court of Common Pleas of Chester County is a general jurisdiction trial court located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. There are eleven full time judges and one senior judge. The judges hear a wide spectrum of cases, including adult and juvenile criminal prosecutions, lawsuits involving money or property, divorce, custody disputes, child support issues, adoptions, and estates. In addition to court staff and court administration, the court supervises Adult Probation, Juvenile Probation, Domestic Relations, Bail Agency, Court Reporters, and the Law Library. The Court oversees and provides administrative services to the seventeen district justice offices that comprise the District Justice system in Chester County.

 
 
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Mission Statement

It is the mission of the Chester County Court of Common Pleas to provide judicial, administrative, and ancillary services to the community in the areas of criminal, civil, family, and orphans court in order to efficiently, effectively, and impartially resolve  the issues that are brought before the trial court.

 

Goals and Objectives

Goals:

  • To remove barriers to the public that may inhibit access to the Court’s services.

  • To meet trial court responsibilities to all persons and agencies affected by the actions and activities of the court in an expeditious and timely manner.

  • To provide due process and equal protection of the law to all who have business before the court.

  • To establish legal and organizational boundaries, monitor and control operations, and account to the public for performance.

  • To work to instill in the public, trust that the courts are accessible, fair and accountable.

Primary objectives are:

  • To reduce the length of time for the first listing of an arbitration hearing by 12.5% from 8 months to 7 months thereby reducing delay.

  • To improve notices sent to the public by the inclusion of verbiage and symbols indicating that accessibility accommodations are available.

  • To improve the accuracy, consistency and utility of the overall case docket system by the conversion and implementation of a new case management system.

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