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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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The Honorable Paula Francisco Ott,
President Judge

Courtroom No. 1
2 North High Street
PO Box 2748
West Chester, PA 19380-0991
Phone: 610-344-6185

            Judge Ott was born in Pittsburgh, obtained a B.A. from the University of Delaware in 1972, a J.D. degree from Temple University School of Law in 1975 and a Master of Laws in Taxation from Temple University in 1981.

            Judge Ott was elected as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in November 1991 and retained in November 2001 for a second 10-year term.  She was elected President Judge in December 2004 to a five year term commencing January 12, 2005, is the Administrative Judge of the Orphans' Court Division and Supervising Judge for Juvenile Delinquency Court.  In July 2001, Judge Ott was appointed to the Joint State Government Commission's Advisory Committee on Decedents' Estates Laws, is a past president of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges, and is currently a member of the Commission for Justice Initiatives in Pennsylvania.



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