Courts
Criminal Court Judges:
- Christopher A. Feliciani, President Judge
- Meagan Bilik-DeFazio, Judge
- Timothy A. Krieger, Judge
- Scott O. Mears, Judge
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Civil Court Judges:
- Rita D. Hathaway, Judge
- Chris Scherer, Judge
- Harry F. Smail Jr., Judge
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Family Court Judges:
- Michele G. Bononi, Judge
- Jim Silvis, Judge, /DocumentCenter/View/25411/Standard-Operating-Procedures-for-Judge-Jim-Silvis Standard Operating Procedures
- Michael J. Stewart, Judge
- Justin M. Walsh, Judge
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Orphans' Court Judges:
- Rita D. Hathaway, Judge
- Chris Scherer, Judge
- Harry F. Smail Jr., Judge
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Judge Scherer's Jan 2024 Call and Trial Term
The Honorable Chris Scherer will hold the call of the list for the January 2024 trial term on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. The January 2024 trial list is available on our County Website. Additional Info... -
December 2023 Arbitration list
The Westmoreland County December 2023 Arbitration List is now available on the county website. Additional Info... -
Judge Bononi Motions
Effective November 14, 2023, the motions procedure before the Honorable Michele G. Bononi is amended as follows: counsel shall fax a courtesy copy of the motion to chambers, at 724-830-3090, prior to scheduling the motion. -
Judge Smail November 24 Motions
The Honorable Harry F. Smail, Jr., will not be hearing Civil or Orphan's Court motions on Friday, November 24, 2023 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Motions will instead by heard on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. -
2023 November Arbitration List
The Westmoreland County November 2023 Arbitration List is now available. Additional Info... -
November 2023 Civil Tria Lists
The Civil Trial Lists for November 2023 are now available on the county website. Additional Info... -
Update to Local Formal Arraignment Rule
The Westmoreland County Local Rule WC571 pertaining to formal arraignment has been updated to reflect the process that is currently being used by the Courts. Please take a look at the Rule. Additional Info... -
Custody Hearing Officer
The Westmoreland County Courts are looking for a new Custody Hearing Officer to handle custody conciliation conferences and be crossed trained for Juvenile, Dependency, and Divorce All Counts Conferences. Starting salary is $58,420.04/yr. Additional Info... -
Scam Alert
A new scam call is going around where the caller identifies himself as a Deputy Sheriff. In some instances, they are using actual names of Deputies. They also have an app that has the caller ID display the main number to our office (724-830-3822). Read on... -
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Certificate of Readiness for Arbitration
In Westmoreland County a copy of the Certificate of Readiness for Arbitration must be served on the Civil Court Administrator. The Certificate of Readiness for Arbitration Form has been modified with this change and is available on the County Website. -
Court of Common Pleas and Magisterial District Courts
Judicial Emergency in Tenth Judicial District (Westmoreland County) and Judicial Emergency Order Read on...
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Judges in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are prohibited by the judicial rules of ethics from discussing cases with members of the public. Please do not contact the chambers of judges to ask questions about cases, to discuss cases or to comment on cases. Judges and their staffs are unable to respond to such communications. Judges are also prohibited from reading e-mails or letters regarding cases. In addition, court personnel are prohibited from giving legal advice. All court filings must be made through the proper filing office.
Amy Mears DeMatt, District Court Administrator