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prozute t1_iy1pjlc wrote

All of mayors staff. All of city council staff. City council meeting chamber. Recorder of deeds staff. City commissioner staff. Every judge in the court of common pleas. Courtrooms for those judges, etc.

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oliver_babish t1_iy1rtrk wrote

Every civil court judge in Common Pleas. Criminal is in the CJC on Filbert.

added: I found an old directory of the building online which has to be ~20 years old, and so while many of the names are outdated (or dead), the offices which are in the building remain. Of note, and I should have said this the first time: the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has a gorgeous courtroom in the building which it uses a few times every year.

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Prestonelliot t1_iy3ciqm wrote

That is gorgeous. It’s quite interesting to see rooms I know I’ll never really step foot in, but with such a beautiful design it should be seen by more people

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Ameyring2 t1_iy6als1 wrote

If that's the same room, they've had blood donation events there. Really nice to look at the beautiful ceiling while pumping blood.

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diatriose t1_iy1ps2r wrote

Lots of departments like Records and Public Property work out of City Hall

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_SundaeDriver t1_iy1tl72 wrote

You can get married there. There’s a whole dept for marriage licenses

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kellyoohh t1_iy1wlim wrote

Yes, got our marriage license and the department looked straight outta 1970.

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_SundaeDriver t1_iy23z7o wrote

I’ve been there a few times. Yes, it looks like it still has the original clocks, lol. And it’s down a dark hallway, which seemed weird

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thesehalcyondays t1_iy3g2e9 wrote

I liked that the place you go for marriage license was “Marriage licensing and Orphan Court”. As if they are looking to pawn off some orphans on unexpecting newlyweds.

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modus t1_iy97twv wrote

They said I was obligated to take that orphan. Was I scammed?

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throwawaythedo t1_iy2uf0e wrote

You can get married anywhere in Pennsylvania w/o officiating clergy - just the 2 of you on top of a mountain! You do need apply for a self-united license, but that’s it!

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Acceptable_Field3349 t1_iy2y0nz wrote

in philly at least you still go to city hall for the self uniting ceremony application and stuff, then they give you the paperwork and you can complete the rest wherever then mail it back to city hall

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kookadelphia t1_iy1p6ma wrote

I had to report for jury duty earlier this year. And we walked over to City Hall where we were in the courtroom. So there's Judges at least.

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datruesurfer t1_iy4vk3a wrote

civil cases are heard at city hall, criminal cases are heard at the courthouse on filbert street

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_TheLoneRangers t1_iy1peim wrote

I had to deal with Register of Wills, Recorder of Deeds, and Prothonotary(filings) offices over there for an old job.

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Little_Noodles t1_iy1qnti wrote

Yep. Pretty sure Board of Elections, 311, and a handful of small community services divisions are there too.

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Odd_Push_307 t1_iy1rlww wrote

The entire Philadelphia Civil Court of Common Pleas, the Mayor’s office and many affiliated offices, and the City Council.

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_Sebaceous_cyst t1_iy3k19b wrote

Police department has a “station” for all the cops going to court, they also have a big bulk evidence room on the 7th floor and the basement.

There are so many rooms you wouldn’t even believe.

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TheKillerSmiles t1_iy26f4v wrote

My mom used to work as an assistant in City Hall for a judge.

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Lizzardking666 t1_iy3bihf wrote

3/4 of a 1/3 of the city works at city hall mainly courts n secretary n filing jobs but several maintenence men and indoor housekeepers n groubds crew outside

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aceh000d18 t1_iy5lcgc wrote

Law clerks for judges.

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Strawb3rry_Slay3r666 t1_iy5sld8 wrote

There’s an office there where you can get a “city ID”, it’s meant for people who don’t have certain documentation, or wish to have a specific gender on their ID.

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Ameyring2 t1_iy6ayyu wrote

If you can't find your department there, go to Municipal Services Building across the street (Streets Dept, Civil Service Exams, L&I, water bill payments, block party application drop-offs, etc.).

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