The Clerk of Judicial Records is the custodian of the documents for the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas. It has maintained that function since 1878.The Clerk’s office has three divisions:
The Civil Division is located in the Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Avenue, and the Family Court Division is located at 123 Wyoming Ave, 1st Floor, Scranton, PA 18503.
The Civil Division maintains liens, judgments, and Civil and Equity files with a current caseload of approximately 8000 per year. It collects the filing fees, time-stamps, issues receipts, proofreads indexes, certifies court seals, exemplifies, notifies, copies, and communicates by mail or phone the legally mandated information.
The Criminal Division-the Clerk of Courts-with similar duties as the Civil Division, utilizes a state-wide system. It constantly upgrades and changes in terms of legal, technical, and economic constraints. The current caseload is approximately 5000 per year.
The Family Court Division, begun in 2008, maintains divorce actions, custody actions, family court documentation, PFA filings, collects filing fees, time stamps, issues receipts, certifies court seals, issues copies of divorce decree, and provides copies of documents for a fee. The Family Court Division also communicates by mail or phone the legally mandated information as requested. It also provides the record keeping for Juvenile Probation and Children and Youth Services. The current caseload is 4500 per year.
Note: Pop-ups need to be enabled to access online records. For support call Infocon at 814-472-6146
Commissioners Void Contract; Free Access Restored
The Lackawanna County Commissioners have officially voided today (November 20) a contract with Infocon, a records technology firm, which charged a fee for accessing, searching and reviewing documents and cases in the Register of Wills Office and Clerk of Judicial Records offices, respectively.
The Commissioners along with County Solicitor Atty. Frank Ruggiero worked with Infocon to void the contract that was approved at the November 4 Commissioners meeting.
This action and the reinstatement of the original contract with Infocon, which provides free public access to records, through the County portal, went into effect today (November 20) at 1 pm.
The Commissioners will formally rescind Resolution 20-0224, the new contract, at the next regular meeting slated for December 2.
Policies and Procedures Effective June 10, 2020 Until Further Notice are Detailed here
Lackawanna County COVID – 19 Emergency Judicial Orders
Emergency Judicial Order Dated March 16, 2020
in accord with the Order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania authorizing this Court to declare a Judicial Emergency in the 45th Judicial District of Pennsylvania, I do hereby declare that a Judicial Emergency exists in this Judicial District and shall continue to exist until April 14, 2020 on account of COVID-19
Civil Division
570-963-6723
Lackawanna County Government Center
123 Wyoming Avenue, First Floor
Scranton, PA 18503
Criminal Division
570-963-6759
Lackawanna County Courthouse
200 N. Washington Ave.
Scranton, PA 18503
Family Court Division
570-963-5695
Lackawanna County Government Center
123 Wyoming Avenue, First Floor
Scranton, PA 18503
Fees
Judicial Records Fees Criminal Division
Judicial Records Fees Civil Division and Family Court Division
Forms
Clerk of Judicial Records Forms
Click on the link above to access all forms currently available online.
Administrative Contacts
Mauri B. Kelly
Clerk of Judicial Records
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone:
570-963-6723 (Civil Division)
570-963-5695 (Family Court Division)
570-963-6759 (Criminal Division)
Fax:
570-963-6387 (Civil Division)
570-963-5650 (Family Court Division)
570-963-6459 (Criminal Division)
Debbie Rotell
Deputy, Civil and Family Courts
Phone: 570-963-6723 Ext: 7501
E-mail: [email protected]
Jack Partyka
Deputy of the Criminal Office
Phone: 570-963-6759 Ext 7188
E-mail: [email protected]
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