{"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":"2026-04-06T13:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:23:42","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"homepageHeaderBox overlay hideMobile\">\n\t<h1 class=\"index2\" style=\"color: white !important; text-align:center;\">Erie County Courthouse<\/h1>\n\t<hr class=\"blueLine\">\n\t<p style=\"color: white; font-weight:strong; text-align: center;font-size: 2em;\">Erie County, PA<\/p>\n\t<br>\n\t<div class=\"headerBubbles\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/elected-officials\/\"><button class=\"headerBubblesContent\"> \n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color:#051b55; padding-top:5%;\">Council, Judges, Offices<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"float:left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-weight: bold\">Elected Officials<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div style=\"float:right; 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