Election Explainer: What's a Prothonotary? [View all]

According to the Bucks County official website, here’s what they do:

A prothonotary is responsible for managing civil and family court documents and essentially serves as serves as the chief clerk of the Civil Division of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. The prothonotary will “docket, scan and process civil and family court documents” according to state and county requirements.

In the role, the prothonotary handles birth certificate requests, passports, legal name changes, Right to Know requests, landlord/tenant appeals and Protection from Abuse form filings, among others.

The family division handles divorce, custody arrangements and protection from abuse order filings. The civil and passport division is the hub for form filings to set in motion processing such documents.



https://buckscountybeacon.com/2025/09/election-explainer-whats-a-prothonotary/