Mercer County Courthouse 5 Ct House, Mercer, PA 16137

"The Superior Court Judges in Mercer County Pa are outstanding pillars in our County and should all be Honored for the work they are committed to for our communities. Thank you"

"High security. Don't take anything metal in with you if you can leave your person in the car. You have to go through a metal detector. And you might be wand searched! But nice people."

"Sat in a courtroom for jury duty for 2 1/2 hours with 90 plus other prospective jurors. We sat in basically church pews ONE FOOT APART. How does this happen with this Corona Virus pandemic going on?????? UPDATE 1/17/2023 Jury Duty payment is now in the form of a debit card. USE YOUR FUNDS QUICKLY! There is a $3.95 monthly service charge. Wow What a scam!"

"This place serves two purposes. 1: capitalizing off of the misery of others. 2: Employing folks and their relatives who couldn’t make it in the real world to capitalize off of the misery of others. And here is what we, the idiot population pay them for the privilege: 2% increase to non-union employees. • 2% increase for all law clerks, sheriff clerical staff, part-time public defenders, part-time district attorneys, and part-time election workers. • Loyalty pay of $546 per year effective beginning on the first anniversary date after reaching step 10 for professional and administrative employees. Elected officials received a 5.289% increase for 2022 based on a state formula: • Commissioners — $73,739 annual salary each • Controller, treasurer, recorder of deeds, prothonotary, sheriff — $66,665 each • Clerks of courts, register of wills, clerk of orphan’s court — $71,550 each • Coroner — $49,128 • District attorney — $196,119 This is the 2022 compensation of the employees reporting to departments as listed. The rates do not include any step increases, upgrades or reclassifications: • Commissioners — Senior chief clerk, $69,814.42; • Registration and elections — Director, $54,405.26; • Fiscal — Fiscal administrator, $89,911.64; • Tax assessment and tax claim — Director, $68,540.68; • Purchasing — Purchasing clerk, $13.91 per hour; • MIS — Director, $89,911.64; Network administrator, $71,210.88; • Human resources — Senior director, $83,952.18; • Maintenance — Facilities manager, $51,815.40; • Emergency management — Public safety director, $80,932.28; Deputy director, $63,593.40; • Bridge/liquid fuels — Engineer, $88,148.84; • MH/ID — Administrator, $71,968; • Veterans affairs — Director, $51,815.40; • Conservation — Manager, $66,490.58; Nutrient management specialist, $55,493.88; • Emergency 911 center — Deputy director, $51,815.40; • Children and Youth Services — Acting director, $75,565.62; Acting assistant director, $66,490.58; CYS solicitor, $88,148.84; Case nurse manager, $49,491.88; Fiscal Operations Officer II, $59,264.40; • Public defender’s office — Public defender, $88,148.84; first assistant public defender, $75,565.62; • Mercer County Jail — Warden, $88,148.84; • Controller’s office — Deputy controller, $55,335; second deputy/Network financial administrator, $63,593.40; • District attorney’s office — First assistant district attorney, $73,218.08; • Clerk of courts — First deputy, $24.82 per hour; • Register of wills — First deputy, $24.33 per hour; • Recorder’s office — First deputy, $18.23 per hour; • Coroner’s office — Chief deputy coroner, $5,500.04; • Sheriff’s department — Chief/first deputy, $63,593.40; • Treasurer’s office — First deputy, $45,949.80; • Juvenile probation — Chief juvenile probation officer, $75,565.62; Deputy chief juvenile probation officer, $66,490.58; • Domestic relations — Director, $75,565.62; Assistant director, $49,461.88; DUI school — (2) instructors, $40 per hour; • Law library — Law librarian, $20.71 per hour; • Intermediate punishment — Director, $66,490.58."

"Called multiple times to retain a dd214 and had to go thru the recording for 15 minutes with no one answering phones. If one doesnt know the correct department ,how do you get to talk to anyone to ask questions s .."