{"id":4592,"date":"2025-10-24T12:48:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/?page_id=4592"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:18:40","slug":"civil-court","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/civil-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"headerBox\">\n\t<h1 class=\"index2\">Civil Court<\/h1>\n\t<br>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"departmentContainer\">\n\t<div class=\"departmentBoxContent index3\">\n\t\t<h2> Courts <\/h2>\n\n\t\t<hr class=\"blueLine\" style=\"float:left\">\n\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<br>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"departmentLinksDesktop\" style=\"clear:both;\">\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/court-information\/access-to-financial-records\/\"> Access to Financial Records<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/court-information\/americans-with-disabilities\/\"> Americans with Disabilities<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/court-information\/attorney-information\/\"> Attorney Information<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/court-information\/chamber-procedures\/\"> Chamber Procedures<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/civil-court\/\"> Civil Court<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/court-information\/constables\/\"> Constables<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/court-information\/court-administration\/\"> Court Administration<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/court-and-trial-schedules\/\"> Court and Trial Schedules<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/court-interpreter-services\/\"> Court Interpreter Services<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/court-information\/criminal-court\/\"> Criminal Court<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/family-court\/\"> Family Court<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/court-information\/judges\/\"> Judges<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/jury-duty\/\"> Jury Duty<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/court-information\/local-rules\/\"> Local Rules<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/magisterial-district-judge\/\"> Magisterial District Judge<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/probation-adult\/\"> Probation &#8211; 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