Franklin County Government - Magisterial District Judges

Magisterial district courts are responsible for adjudicating all traffic and non-traffic citations as well as processing criminal and private criminal complaints inclusive of arraignments and preliminary hearings, the handling of civil and landlord tenant complaints up to a jurisdictional limit of $12,000 as well as parking violations. Magisterial district judge’s jurisdiction in criminal cases includes parking violations through other summary and misdemeanor and felony offenses including the initial phases of murder offenses. All misdemeanor and felony violations are more commonly called court cases. These categories of cases are filed in the district courts where they are preliminarily arraigned and afforded a preliminary hearing. At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing the charges are dismissed, waived to court or held for court and referred onto the Court of Common Pleas. Locations of the MDJ's are: Magisterial District Judge 39-2-01: Borough of Chambersburg Glenn K. Manns 630 Norland Avenue Chambersburg, PA 17201 Magisterial District Judge 39-3-02: Borough of Waynesboro and Washington Township Annie Gomez Shockey 22 North Oller Avenue Waynesboro, PA 17268 Magisterial District Judge 39-3-03: Fannett Township, Hamilton Township, Letterkenny Township, Lurgan Township David L. Plum 9724 Cumberland Highway Pleasant Hall, PA 17246 Magisterial District Judge 39-3-04: Borough of Orrstown, Borough of Shippensburg (West End), Greene Township, South Hampton Township Kristin D. Nicklas 1157 Garver Lane Chambersburg, PA 17202 Magisterial District Judge 39-3-05: Antrim Township, Borough of Greencastle Duane K. Cunningham 401 South Washington Street Greencastle, PA 17225 Magisterial District Judge 39-3-06: Borough of Mercersburg, Montgomery Township, Metal Township, Peters Township, St. Thomas Township, Warren Township Jody C. Eyer 20 Veterans Way Mercersburg, PA 17236 Magisterial District Judge 39-3-07: Borough of Mont Alto, Guilford Township, Quincy Township Kelly L. Rock 2038 Lincoln Way East Chambersburg, PA 17202