IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
IN RE: REESTABLISHMENT OF THE : NO. 527
MAGISTERIAL DISTRICTS WITHIN :
THE 32nd JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF MAGISTERIAL RULES DOCKET
THE COMMONWEALTH OF :
PENNSYLVANIA :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 3rd day of February 2023, upon consideration of the Petition to
Reestablish the Magisterial Districts of the 32nd Judicial District (Delaware County) of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it is hereby ORDERED AND DECREED that the
Petition, which provides for the reestablishment of Magisterial Districts 32-2-44, 32-2-48,
and 32-2-49, within Delaware County, to be effective immediately, is granted; and that
the Petition, which provides for the elimination of Magisterial Districts 32-1-24, 32-1-25,
and 32-1-35, within Delaware County, to be effective January 2, 2024, is granted; and
that the Petition, which provides for the realignment of Magisterial Districts 32-1-20, 32-
1-21, 32-1-22, 32-1-23, 32-1-27, 32-1-28, 32-1-30, 32-1-32, 32-1-33, 32-1-34, 32-1-36,
32-2-37, 32-2-38, 32-2-39, 32-2-40, 32-2-42, 32-2-43, 32-2-46, 32-2-47, 32-2-51, 32-2-
52, 32-2-53, and 32-2-54, within Delaware County, to be effective January 2, 2024, is
granted. The vacancy in Magisterial District 32-1-22 shall be filled in the 2023 election.
Any elections in 2023 shall be in accordance with the district boundaries as provided for
in this Order.
It is further ORDERED AND DECREED that the Petition, which provides for the
elimination of Magisterial District 32-1-31, within Delaware County, to be effective January
3, 2028, is granted; and that the Petition, which provides for the realignment of Magisterial
Districts 32-1-30 and 32-1-32, within Delaware County, to be effective January 3, 2028,
is granted.
Said Magisterial Districts shall be as follows:
Magisterial District 32-1-20 Chester City, Wards 1, 2, 6-2,
Magisterial District Judge Wilden H. Davis 7-1, 7-3, 7-4
Magisterial District 32-1-21 Chester City, Wards 3, 4, 5,
Magisterial District Judge Dawn L. Vann 6-1, 7-2, 8, 9
Magisterial District 32-1-22 Chester City, Wards 10, 11
Vacant Marcus Hook Borough
Trainer Borough
Magisterial District 32-1-23 Collingdale Borough,
Magisterial District Judge Lee C. Grimes Wards 1, 2, 3, 7
Darby Borough, Wards 1, 2,
3-2
Magisterial District 32-1-27 Marple Township
Magisterial District Judge David H. Lang Newtown Township
Magisterial District 32-1-28 Media Borough
Magisterial District Judge Elizabeth S. Gallard Swarthmore Borough
Nether Providence Township
Magisterial District 32-1-30 Effective 1/2/24:
Magisterial District Judge George B. Dawson Ridley Township, Wards 2, 3,
5, 7
Rutledge Borough
Effective 1/3/28:
Eddystone Borough
Rutledge Borough
Ridley Township, Wards 1,
2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Magisterial District 32-1-31 Effective 1/2/24:
Magisterial District Judge Philip S. Turner Jr.
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Eddystone Borough
Ridley Township, Wards 1,
4, 6, 8, 9
Eliminate effective 1/3/2028
Magisterial District 32-1-32 Effective 1/2/24:
Magisterial District Judge Michael F. Culp Morton Borough
Springfield Township,
Wards 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-
3, 3, 4, 5, 7
Effective 1/3/28:
Morton Borough
Ridley Township, Ward 4
Springfield Township,
Wards 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-
3, 3, 4, 5, 7
Magisterial District 32-1-33 Milbourne Borough
Magisterial District Judge Harry J. Karapalides Upper Darby Township,
Wards 5-1, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-
3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-9, 6-10, 6-12,
7-3, 7-5, 7-11
Magisterial District 32-1-34 Upper Darby Township,
Magisterial District Judge Robert J. Radano Wards 3-2, 3-4, 3-6, 3-7, 3-
8, 3-9, 3-10, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-
4, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10, 5-3, 7-2, 7-
4, 7-8, 7-10
Magisterial District 32-1-36 Lower Chichester Township
Magisterial District Judge David R. Griffin Upper Chichester Township,
Wards 1, 3, 4, 5
Magisterial District 32-2-37 Colwyn Borough
Magisterial District Judge Tammi L. Forbes Darby Borough, Ward 3-1
Sharon Hill Borough
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Magisterial District 32-2-38 Aston Township
Magisterial District Judge Diane M. Holefelder Chester Township
Upper Chichester Township,
Ward 2
Magisterial District 32-2-39 Brookhaven Borough
Magisterial District Judge Georgia L. Stone Parkside Borough
Rose Valley Borough
Upland Borough
Magisterial District 32-2-40 Aldan Borough
Magisterial District Judge Steven A. Sandone Folcroft Borough
Darby Township
Magisterial District 32-2-42 Glenolden Borough
Magisterial District Judge Michael A. Burns Norwood Borough
Collingdale, Wards 4, 5, 6
Magisterial District 32-2-43 Radnor Township
Magisterial District Judge Leon Hunter III
Magisterial District 32-2-44 Prospect Park Borough
Magisterial District Judge Jack D. Lippart Ridley Park Borough
Tinicum Township
Magisterial District 32-2-46 Upper Providence Township
Magisterial District Judge Andrew Goldberg
Magisterial District 32-2-47 Lansdowne Borough
Magisterial District Judge W. Keith Williams II Yeadon Borough
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Magisterial District 32-2-48 Chester Heights Borough
Magisterial District Judge Walter A. Strohl Edgmont Township
Middletown Township
Magisterial District 32-2-49 Bethel Township
Magisterial District Judge Wendy B. Roberts Chadds Ford Township
Concord Township
Thornbury Township
Magisterial District 32-2-51 East Lansdowne Borough
Magisterial District Judge Christopher R. Mattox Upper Darby Township,
Wards 5-2, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 5-
8, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-11, 7-1, 7-
6, 7-7, 7-9
Magisterial District 32-2-52 Clifton Heights Borough
Magisterial District Judge Kelly A. Micozzie-Aguirre Upper Darby Township,
Wards 1-4, 1-7, 2, 5-9
Magisterial District 32-2-53 Haverford Township
Magisterial District Judge Elysia J. Mancini Duerr Upper Darby Township,
Wards 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-11, 5-
10
Magisterial District 32-2-54 Springfield Township, Wards
Magisterial District Judge James J. Merkins 1-3, 6
Upper Darby Township,
Wards 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-
6, 1-8, 1-9, 3-1, 3-3, 3-5, 3-
11
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