{"id":6230,"date":"2026-01-21T14:54:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/?page_id=6230"},"modified":"2026-09-28T11:00:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:00:17","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Massive header, for desktop only. -->\n<div class=\"homepageHeaderBox overlay hideMobile\">\n  <h1 class=\"index2\" style=\"color: white !important; text-align: center;\">\n    Erie County Courthouse\n  <\/h1>\n  <hr class=\"blueLine\">\n  <p style=\n  \"color: white; font-weight: strong; text-align: center; font-size: 2em;\">\n    Erie County, PA\n  <\/p>\n  <br>\n\n  <!-- First row of massive header styled buttons. -->\n  <div class=\"headerBubbles\">\n    <!-- Massive header styled button. -->\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/elected-officials\/\">\n      <button class=\"headerBubblesContent\"> \n        <p style=\"color: #051b55; 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