The Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh
County is a general jurisdiction trial court located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. There are ten full time judges and one senior judge providing judicial services to the citizens of Lehigh County. Each full time judge is assigned to one of the court divisions, either Criminal/Juvenile or the combined Civil/Motion/Family Court Division. Within their respective divisions, the judges hear a wide spectrum of cases, including adult and juvenile criminal prosecutions, lawsuits involving money or property, divorce, custody disputes, child support issues, estates and adoptions. In addition to court staff and Court Administration the court supervises Adult Probation, Juvenile Probation, Domestic Relations Section and the Law Library. The court provides administrative services to the fourteen separate district justice offices that comprise the District Justice system of Lehigh County.