IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN RE: : NO. 532 : REESTABLISHMENT OF THE : MAGISTERIAL RULES DOCKET MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN : THE 27th JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE : COMMONWEALTH OF : PENNSYLVANIA : : Respondent :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 13th day of April, 2023, upon consideration of the Petition to Reestablish the Magisterial Districts of the 27th Judicial District (Washington County) of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it is hereby ORDERED AND DECREED that the Petition is GRANTED, to the extent it provides for the elimination of Magisterial District 27-3-02, and the realignment of Magisterial Districts 27-1-03 and 27-3-03 within Washington County, to be effective on January 3, 2028, or upon the retirement of the current magisterial district judge in Magisterial District 27-3-02, whichever shall occur sooner.

It is further ORDERED and DECREED that the Petition is DENIED to the extent it provides for the elimination of any other Magisterial District.

It is further ORDERED and DECREED that the Petition is GRANTED, to the extent it provides for the realignment of Magisterial Districts 27-1-01, 27-2-01, 27-3-05, and 27- 3-10, within Washington County, to be effective January 1, 2024.

It is further ORDERED and DECREED that Magisterial Districts 27-1-02, 27-3-01, 27-3-06, and 27-3-07, within Washington County, shall be reestablished as follows, to be effective immediately:

Magisterial District 27-1-01 East Washington Borough Magisterial District Judge Kelly J. Stewart City of Washington

Magisterial District 27-1-02 Carroll Township Magisterial District Judge Mark A. Wilson City of Monongahela Donora Borough New Eagle Borough Magisterial District 27-1-03 Allenport Borough Magisterial District Judge Eric G. Porter Bentleyville Borough Charleroi Borough Dunlevy Borough Elco Borough Fallowfield Township Long Branch Borough North Charleroi Borough Roscoe Borough Speers Borough Stockdale Borough Twilight Borough Magisterial District 27-2-01 Canonsburg Borough Magisterial District Judge Vincenzo J. Saieva, Jr. Houston Borough North Strabane Township Magisterial District 27-3-01 Finleyville Borough Magisterial District Judge Phillippe A. Melograne Peters Township Nottingham Township Union Township

Magisterial District 27-3-03 Beallsville Borough Magisterial District Judge Joshua P. Kanalis California Borough Centerville Borough Coal Center Borough Cokeburg Borough Deemston Borough East Bethlehem Township Ellsworth Borough Marianna Borough North Bethlehem Township Somerset Township West Brownsville Borough West Bethlehem Township West Pike Run Township Magisterial District 27-3-05 Chartiers Township Magisterial District Judge Michael L. Manfredi North Franklin Township South Strabane Township Magisterial District 27-3-06 Cecil Township Magisterial District Judge Louis J. McQuillan McDonald Borough Mount Pleasant Township Robinson Township Magisterial District 27-3-07 Burgettstown Borough Magisterial District Judge Gary H. Havelka Cross Creek Township Hanover Township Jefferson Township Midway Borough Smith Township Magisterial District 27-3-10 Amwell Township Magisterial District Judge John P. Bruner Blaine Township Buffalo Township Canton Township Claysville Borough Donegal Township East Finley Township Green Hills Borough Hopewell Township Independence Township Morris Township South Franklin Township West Finley Township West Middletown Borough