{"id":86,"date":"2025-06-20T18:46:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T18:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:14:40","slug":"judge-peter-j-sala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/elected-officials\/judge-peter-j-sala\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Peter J. Sala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"twoColumn\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n\t<div>\n\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align:center\"> Judge Peter J. Sala <\/h1>\n\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4100596.smushcdn.com\/4100596\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Judge-Sala.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"Judge Sala\" class=\"wp-image-1232 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/2399;width:400px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4100596.smushcdn.com\/4100596\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Judge-Sala.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1920w, https:\/\/b4100596.smushcdn.com\/4100596\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Judge-Sala.jpg?size=128x160&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4100596.smushcdn.com\/4100596\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Judge-Sala.jpg?size=256x320&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4100596.smushcdn.com\/4100596\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Judge-Sala.jpg?size=384x480&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4100596.smushcdn.com\/4100596\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Judge-Sala.jpg?size=512x640&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4100596.smushcdn.com\/4100596\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Judge-Sala.jpg?size=640x800&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 640w, https:\/\/b4100596.smushcdn.com\/4100596\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Judge-Sala.jpg?size=960x1200&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 960w, https:\/\/b4100596.smushcdn.com\/4100596\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Judge-Sala.jpg?size=1280x1599&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div style=\"padding-top: 10%\">\n\t\t<div class=\"navyBox\">\n\t\t\t<h3>Contact Information<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Erie County Courthouse <br>\n\t\t\t140 West Sixth Street <br>\n\t\t\tRoom 215 <br>\n\t\t\tCourtroom D, Room 214 <br>\n\t\t\tErie, PA 16501 <br> <\/p>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"ctaLine\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-phone\"><\/i>  <a href=\"tel:8144516230\">814-451-6230 <\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t<hr class=\"ctaLine\">\n\t\t\t<h4>Courtroom D <\/h4>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/court-information\/chamber-procedures\/#salaCP\"><button class=\"webButton\">View Chamber\/Motion Court Procedures<\/button><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<br>\n\t\t<div class=\"navyBox\">\n\t\t\t<h4>Additional Information<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/judges\/\"><button name=\"all judges\" class=\"webButton\">All Judges<\/button><\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/courts\/court-information\/chamber-procedures\/\"><button name=\"Chamber Proceedures Page Link\" class=\"webButton\">View All Chamber\/Motion Court Procedures<\/button><\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/court-and-trial-schedules\/court-schedules\/\"><button class=\"webButton\">Court Schedules Page<\/button><\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div>\n\t\t<p>Peter J. Sala was elected to the Erie County Court of Common Pleas in 2023.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p>Judge Peter J. Sala was born, raised and educated in Erie, Pennsylvania. Upon graduation from Gannon University, he attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law where he served as Managing Editor of the Law Review. In May of 1994, he began his career in Erie County as a Judicial Law Clerk. Judge Sala then opened his own practice in September of 1995 and continued in that capacity until his election in 2023. During that time, Judge Sala represented clients throughout the Commonwealth with positive results. He also successfully argued cases at every appellate level in Pennsylvania. During Judge Sala\u2019s first two years on the bench, he served in the Family\/Orphan\u2019s Court Division. Judge Sala is now assigned to the Trial Division for Criminal and Civil matters.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge Peter J. Sala Contact Information Erie County Courthouse 140 West Sixth Street Room 215 Courtroom D, Room 214 Erie, PA 16501 814-451-6230 Courtroom D View Chamber\/Motion Court Procedures Additional Information All Judges View All Chamber\/Motion Court Procedures Court Schedules Page Peter J. Sala was elected to the Erie County Court of Common Pleas in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/courts.eriecountypa.gov\/index.php\/elected-officials\/judge-peter-j-sala\/\">Read More&#8230;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> from Judge Peter J. 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