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Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania Home As established in the Pennsylvania Constitution the communities across the Commonwealth elect district judges to make important decisions based on the facts and the law in the affairs of those people who elected them. These Special Courts also referred to as the Minor Courts the Peoples Courts or the Community Courts are the first level of Pennsylvanias unified judicial system. These courts are presided over by magisterial district judges MDJs and municipal court judges. They are often the only contact that most citizens ever have with the courts.