Upper Darby has a new magisterial district court complex to handle cases for much of the township.

The courtrooms and offices for district judges Harry Karapalides, Benjamin Johns and Christopher Mattox have moved to a new building at 1500 Garrett Road in the Barclay Square Shopping Center.

The old court offices were on the other side of the shopping center but were outdated.

“It’s a huge upgrade,” said Johns, who recently gave a tour of the facility that has two courtrooms.

The old facility did not have accommodations for prisoners, forcing cases involving them to be held at the Lansdowne District Court. With the new facility that issue has been resolved.

Visitors to the district court complex enter on the first floor where an elevator can take them to service widows on the second fl

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