Richard J. Emhof, Attorney at Law
Bucks County Pennsylvania DUI Attorney Richard Emhof handles cases in the courts of Bucks County. Mr. Emhof strives to achieve positive results in each case. Contact Richard Emhof today if you or a loved one has been arrested for DUI in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Bucks County Information
Bucks County is one of Pennsylvania’s three original counties, founded in 1682 and named for Buckinghamshire, England, the place where William Penn was born. The county was originally much larger than it is in the present day. Lehigh County and Northampton County were later formed out of land that was part of the original Bucks County. The county seat is located in Doylestown.
Bucks County borders Philadelphia to the south, Montgomery County to the west, Lehigh County to the northwest, Northampton County to the north, Warren (NJ) and Hunterdon (NJ) Counties to the northeast, Mercer County (NJ) to the east, and Burlington County (NJ) to the southeast. The southern portion of Bucks County between Philadelphia and the Delaware River lies low and flat, while the middle and upper portions of the county are marked by hills.
Major highways include Route 309 (running north & south through the NW corner of the county), Route 611 (running from the county’s north corner, south through the middle of the county and into Montgomery County), Route 202 (running east & west across the center of the county), and Route 1, I-95, and I-276 (in lower Bucks county>.
Centers of population include Bensalem, Bristol, Buckingham, Chalfont, Churchville, Doylestown, Dublin, Fairless Hills, Feasterville, Langhorne, Levittown, Morrisville, New Britain, New Hope, Newtown, Penndel, Perkasie, Quakertown, Richboro, Sellersville, Souderton, Southampton, Trevose, Tullytown, Warminster, Warrington, and Yardley.
Colleges and universities located in Bucks County include Holy Family University, Delaware Valley College, and the Bucks County Community College. There are fifteen public school districts in Bucks County.
The county seat of Bucks County is Doylestown Borough. It became the county seat in 1813, although it was not formally incorporated as a borough until 1838. Doylestown was chosen because it was more centrally located than the previous county seat at Newtown. Doylestown is the home of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas.