Two district judges recertified
Magisterial District Judges Michael Defino and Joseph M. George were again certified for service as members of Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System after their recent successful completion of continuing legal education course work.
Conducted by the Minor Judiciary Education Board and the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, the educational program for magisterial district judges is held in Harrisburg.
The weeklong instructional program is designed to ensure that district judges remain current in a variety of legal topics and management techniques required to fairly adjudicate cases and effectively supervise a district court office.
Included in this year’s curriculum are updates on civil law, landlord/tenant law, criminal law, the state motor vehicle code, the state game code, dog law, ethics and insurance fraud.
Continuing education course work is required by statute of each of the state’s more than 500 district judges. About 50 district judges attend one of 13 such classes at some during each academic year.