Chester County Prothonotary

Chester County Prothonotary Welcome to the Official page for Chester County Prothonotary.

The Prothonotary office is responsible for filing, storing, and distributing official civil documents for the Court of Common Pleas.

We’re partnering with the Chester County Bar Association and Legal Aid of Southeastern PA to host:Chester County’s First...
09/10/2026

We’re partnering with the Chester County Bar Association and Legal Aid of Southeastern PA to host:

Chester County’s First Pro Bono Name Change Clinic🎉

🗓️Thursday, Oct 1 | 3-5PM | Virtual

Clinic to provide free legal help to complete your name change petition. All filing fees, name search fees, fingerprinting and one publication will all be waived. The 2nd publication will require a fee.

Open to all Chester County residents 18+ with no prior convictions. Space is limited!

➡️ Register: https://www.chesco.org/6015/Name-Change-Clinic

02/22/2026

Chester County Government offices and courts are CLOSED on Monday, February 23rd. Many programs and services will continue during this time with staff working remotely as able.

Chester County Library Exton and Henrietta Hankin Branch Library are closed on Monday.

All County Parks are closed on Monday.

The following meetings scheduled for Monday will be held remotely:

1. Retirement Board Meeting 11:30 AM
2. Prison Board of Inspectors Meeting 2:00 PM

Details for both meetings are available on the meeting calendar located on the home page of chesco.org.

01/26/2026

Chester County Government offices and courts will be CLOSED TOMORROW (Tues, Jan 27)

Due to a snow emergency declared by the Borough of West Chester and considering the recent winter storm’s impact on the safety of travel and the availability of parking, County offices and courts will be closed on Tuesday, January 27.

Staff will continue to work remotely as able.

The Board of Elections meeting scheduled for tomorrow evening has been changed to TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3. Get details at chesco.org/elections

07/17/2025

Due to the extreme heat, and to ensure the health and safety of staff and visitors, the Justice Center will close to the public today (Thursday, July 17) at noon while HVAC repairs for the building continue. Temporary court relocations: chesco.org/5806/Temporary-Court-Relocations

05/01/2025

Update: The Justice Center is now open to the public snd all systems have been restored.
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The Justice Center is currently experiencing intermittent internet outages which is effecting our phones and operating systems. Our IT department is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Once the issue is resolved we will update this post.

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West Chester, PA
19320

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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+16103446300

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