Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1125 (2026)

Substitute arraignment court magistrates.

✓ current as of May 2026

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§ 1125. Substitute arraignment court magistrates.

The President Judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court may appoint qualified attorneys who are court employees to act as substitute arraignment court magistrates during an emergency upon a written finding by the president judge that an emergency exists.

(Apr. 13, 1988, P.L.336, No.47, eff. imd.; Oct. 9, 2008, P.L.1352, No.98, eff. 60 days)

2008 Amendment. Section 10 of Act 98 provided that nothing in Act 98 shall be construed or deemed to provide arraignment court magistrates with retirement benefits or rights different from those available to bail commissioners immediately prior to the effective date of Act 98.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Sernovitz v. Dershaw, 127 A.3d 783 (Pa. 2015).

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Sernovitz v. Dershaw, 127 A.3d 783 (Pa. 2015). “severed contained provisions: governing the appointment of substitute bail commissioners in Philadelphia, see 42 Pa.C.S. § 1125; limiting the defenses available for injuries sustained in útero, see id.”

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