Judge Melissa T. Pavlack

Applies to

Search warrant application

A search warrant application in a juvenile delinquency matter must be approved by an attorney for the Commonwealth before filing.

Applies to

Ordinary transcript request

For an ordinary transcript, the requester must file the original Request for Transcript Form with the filing office appropriate to the case type.

Applies to

Transcript fee waiver request

A request to waive or reduce transcript fees must be noted on the Request for Transcript Form and include a completed IFP petition, even if IFP status was previously granted.

A party who declines electronic filing or electronic service, or cannot access the system, must be served legal papers in physical paper format.

Applies to

Petition alleging delinquency

A petition alleging delinquency must be served on the child and guardian by first-class mail or in person.

Applies to

Petition alleging delinquency

A petition alleging delinquency must be served on the juvenile’s attorney, the attorney for the Commonwealth, and the juvenile probation officer by electronic transmission, first-class mail, or in person.

Requests for daily, expedited, or same-day transcripts, or for a secure electronic feed, must be filed with the appropriate filing office at least 10 days before the proceeding.

Accounts for a particular audit list must be filed by the closing date set for that list on the Court calendar.

The filing may be made as of course after the account and petition are filed but before they are called for audit; afterward, leave or direction of the Court is required.

Applies to

Notice of appeal

A notice of appeal submitted by mail must include the appropriate filing fees; email submission is available if the fee has been waived.

Applies to

Notice of appeal

Dependency-case notices of appeal may be submitted to the Clerk of Courts in person or by mail with the appropriate filing fees, or by email if the filing fee has been waived.

The transcript is prepared only after the Presiding Judge approves it and the requester pays the deposit to the appropriate filing office as ordered by the judge.