Warren County

Warren County follows Pennsylvania law on arrests, release, and courts. These rules are the same in every county in the state; the full set covers prosecutors, defense, and jails too.

Who decides release first

Outside Philadelphia, a magisterial district judge sets bail at the preliminary arraignment. In Philadelphia, an arraignment court magistrate appointed by the Municipal Court sets it; magistrates need not be lawyers if they complete a training program. Neither may set bail for murder or voluntary manslaughter; a Common Pleas judge does.

Pa.R.Crim.P. 51942 Pa.C.S. 1515(a)(4)42 Pa.C.S. 1123(a)(5)

Time to see a judge

A person arrested without a warrant must have a preliminary arraignment without unnecessary delay. The rule sets no hour limit. The U.S. Supreme Court's 48-hour rule for a probable cause finding applies as the federal floor.

Pa.R.Crim.P. 516(A)

Money bail

Money bail is allowed. The rules list five kinds of release, from release on recognizance to a money condition no larger than needed to ensure the person appears.

Pa.R.Crim.P. 524(C)

Courts

The Court of Common Pleas, organized in 60 judicial districts, tries felonies and misdemeanors. Magisterial district judges hear summary offenses, the lowest grade, and hold first arraignments and preliminary hearings. In Philadelphia, the Municipal Court tries crimes punishable by up to five years without a jury.

Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, Courts of Common Pleas42 Pa.C.S. 151542 Pa.C.S. 1123

Judges and magistrates

Common Pleas judges win a contested election for a 10-year term, then run in yes-or-no retention elections without party labels. Magisterial district judges are elected in contested elections to six-year terms and need not be lawyers. All other judges must be members of the bar.

Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, How Judges Are Elected

Read from the statutes and court rules cited, 2026-09-30. The prison board statute covers counties of the third to fifth class and those that opt in; Philadelphia and Allegheny run jails under other arrangements not read here.

• Warren9,240
• Conewango township3,367
• Pine Grove township2,544
• Pleasant township2,371
• Glade township2,053
• Columbus township1,907
• Youngsville borough1,803
• Sugar Grove township1,719
• Brokenstraw township1,630
• Sheffield township1,534
• Mead township1,352
• Farmington township1,266
• Pittsfield township1,074
• Freehold township892
• Spring Creek township861
• Tidioute borough786
• Eldred township632
• Sugar Grove borough492
• Elk township453
• Southwest township388
• Clarendon borough358
• Limestone township284
• Triumph township254
• Watson township204
• Deerfield township173
• Cherry Grove township151
• Bear Lake borough132

Every city, village, town, and township with any of its land in Warren County, largest first. Population, the whole place's: Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024.

• State Police: Warren CountyState police agency22,965 served
• Warren Police DepartmentCity police department9,059 served
• Conewango Township Police DepartmentCity police department3,301 served
• No name PA0620300City police department1,758 served
• Youngsville Police DepartmentCity police department1,648 served
• No name PA0620800City police department1,257 served
• No name PA0620500City police department603 served
• No name PA0620900City police department393 served
• Bureau of Forestry: Warren CountyOther state agency
• County Detective: Warren CountyOther agency
• Forest Rangers: Cornplanter State Forest District 14Other state agency
• Office of Attorney General Region 3: Warren CountyOther state agency
• State Park Rangers: ChapmanOther state agency
• Warren County Sheriff's OfficeSheriff or county police

Agencies: FBI NIBRS master file 2025 batch headers; names from the FBI agency list, pulled 2026-09-29. An agency that serves several counties appears on each. Population served is the FBI's figure.