The government also said that the sessions court has not extended its earlier order keeping in abeyance the findings of the magistrate’s inquiry report. In the report, the magistrate had held ...

The magistrate court had 39,435 pending cases when the project began. In comparison, the county’s state court had 20,124 cases and its superior court had 15,888 cases.

In common pleas court, judges handle civil cases involving more than $15,000 and felony criminal cases. Because of the number of cases that come through the courts, magistrates are appointed to ...