HARRISBURG — McKean County Magisterial District Judge Dominic Cercone was again certified for service as a member of the Pennsylvania Judiciary after successfully completing continuing legal education course work.

Conducted by the Minor Judiciary Education Board (MJEB) and the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC), the educational program for Magisterial District Judges (MDJs) is held in Harrisburg. The week-long instructional program is designed to ensure that MDJs remain current in a variety of legal topics and management techniques required to fairly adjudicate cases and effectively supervise a district court office.

Included in this year’s curriculum were updates on the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code; Landlord/Tenant Law; Drug & Alcohol Addiction, Treatment and Recovery; Civil Law; Ethics Review; Magisterial District Judge System Computer and Remote Access; Bail and Arraignments; Criminal Law and Procedure; Game Code; Handling Bombs and Suspicious Packages; Notary Law; Linking Courts and Behavioral Health; and A Session on Leadership Blind Spots.

Continuing education course work is required by statute of each of the more than 500 Pennsylvania MDJs, with approximately 50 MDJs attending one of 14 such classes during each academic year.