Court Information

District Courts

Bucks County has 20 magisterial district courts located throughout Bucks County inclusive of the 20 judges and approximately 113 judicial clerks.  Magisterial district courts are responsible for adjudicating all traffic and non-traffic citations as well as processing criminal and private criminal complaints inclusive of arraignments and preliminary hearings, the handling of civil and landlord tenant complaints up to a jurisdictional limit of $12,000 as well as parking violations.

The Bucks County district courts handle approximately 130,000 cases annually, receipt approximately $16,000,000 and process approximately 10,000 criminal cases annually.

Magisterial district judge’s jurisdiction in criminal cases includes parking violations through other summary and misdemeanor and felony offenses including the initial phases of murder offenses.  All misdemeanor and felony violations are more commonly called court cases.  These categories of cases are filed in the district courts where they are preliminarily arraigned and afforded a preliminary hearing.  At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing the charges are dismissed, waived to court or held for court and referred onto the Court of Common Pleas.

Magisterial district judges, as officers of the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System, may administer oaths and affirmations and take acknowledgements.  They also have authority to perform marriages.  It is up to the individual judge’s decision whether he or she wishes to perform marriage ceremonies as there is no legally prescribed form for a wedding ceremony so religious services and vows conform to the secular content in which they are used.  Recently magisterial district courts transitioned to the Epay system for the payment of fines and costs at all of the magisterial district courts.  This allows an individual to pay fines, costs, restitution, collateral etc. online from any internet connected computer or from the lobby of the magisterial district court.  For more information see the Epay Online Case Payment brochure.  For payments online please go to: http://ujsportal.pacourts.us and click on Epay under the Ecommerce menu.

Office hours 8AM through 5PM, Monday through Friday.

Magisterial District Judges Forms
Civil Complaint
Landlord-Tenant Complaint
Private Criminal Complaint
Request for Official Records
Confidential Information Form (This form is for use in Magisterial District Courts only. While most information in court files is open and available to the public, certain information is nonpublic. If you are required to include Social Security information or personal financial information on court filings, use this form. The information will not be placed in public files.)

Magisterial District Judges Listing (with Elections Boundaries)

Magisterial District Judges Map (includes details of Lower Bucks County Districts)

District Judge Information: Effective 01-04-10

Court	District Justice	Phone Number	Address
07-1-01	Brown, Leonard J.	215-638-1040 Fax: 215-638-0135	2404 Byberry Road Bensalem, PA 19020
07-1-02	Peranteau, Sr., Frank W.	215-785-3521 Fax: 215-785-0816	501 Bath Street Bristol, PA 19007
07-1-03	Kline, Joanne V.	215-788-5561 Fax: 215-788-5568	3030 Bath Road Bristol, PA 19007
07-1-04	Wagner, Jr., Robert L.	215-943-9414 Fax: 215-943-9454	7325 New Falls Road Levittown, PA 19055
07-1-06	John I. Waltman	215-355-7380 Fax: 215-364-1878	1500 Desire Avenue Feasterville, PA 19053
07-1-07	Baranoski, Daniel	215-757-6761 Fax: 215-757-2284	142 Centre Street Penndel, PA 19047
07-1-08	Kelly, Jr., John J.	215-946-5450 Fax: 215-946-5459	2661 Trenton Road Levittown, PA 19056-1491
07-1-09	Finello, Jr., Daniel J.	215-672-5853 Fax: 215-672-8013	567 Newtown Road Warminster, PA 18974
07-1-10	Vislosky, Jan	215-736-0231 Fax: 215-736-0809	9187 New Falls Road Fallsington, PA 19054
07-1-11	Burns, Michael J.	215-736-1121 Fax: 215-736-0835	31 E. Cleveland Avenue Morrisville, PA 19067
07-1-12	Falcone, Joseph P.	215-741-3501 Fax: 215-741-3503	3237 Bristol Road, Suite 100-101 Bensalem, PA 19020
07-2-01	Benz, William J.	215-322-0144 Fax: 215-322-7371	60 Township Road Richboro, PA 18954
07-2-02	Douple, Mark D.	215-343-7961 Fax: 215-343-7964	1277 Almshouse Road Warrington, PA 18976
07-2-03	Baum, Charles W.	215-257-5181 Fax: 215-257-5190	705 West Market Street Perkasie, PA 18944
07-2-05	Roth, C. Robert	215-536-9650 Fax; 215-536-6966	281 California Road Quakertown, PA 18951
07-2-07	Nasshorn, Donald	215-968-1657 Fax; 215-968-5886	28 North State Street Newtown, PA 18940
07-2-08	Gaffney, Robert E.	215-230-7265 Fax: 215-230-7276	962 Town Center New Britain, PA 18901
07-3-01	Snow, Maggie	215-345-7516 Fax: 215-345-7527	4001 Durham Road (Rt 413) Doylestown, PA 18902
07-3-02	Seaman, Jean	215-343-0627 Fax: 215-343-0629	1720 Kendarbren Drive, Suite 711 Jamison, PA 18929
07-3-03	Gary Gambardella	610-847-5164 Fax: 610-847-8497	276 Tabor Road Ottsville, PA 18942

 

For General information on District Courts, contact Bucks County Court Administration:

Charles A. Carey, Jr.
Deputy Court Adm/Minor Judiciary
55 E. Court Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
215-348-6025
Fax: 215-348-6503