Pennsylvania courts

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Pennsylvania courts are the state judicial bodies of Pennsylvania that interpret and apply state law through a hierarchical system of trial and appellate courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial branch institution ⓘ
state court system ⓘ
administeredBy Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts ⓘ
appliesJurisdictionOver Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania
appliesLaw Pennsylvania common law ⓘ
Pennsylvania statutes ⓘ
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania courts
country United States of America ⓘ
employs court administrators ⓘ
court clerks ⓘ
judges ⓘ
magisterial district judges ⓘ
governingDocument Pennsylvania Constitution, Article V ⓘ
hasCourtLevel court of last resort ⓘ
intermediate appellate courts ⓘ
trial courts ⓘ
hasHighestCourt Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
hasIntermediateAppellateCourt Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Superior Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
hasJudicialDisciplineBody Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline ⓘ
Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board ⓘ
hasJurisdictionType administrative appeals ⓘ
appeals from trial courts ⓘ
civil cases ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
family law cases ⓘ
juvenile cases ⓘ
probate cases ⓘ
hasMinorCourt Magisterial District Courts of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia Municipal Court ⓘ
Pittsburgh Municipal Court ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.pacourts.us/ ⓘ
hasProfessionalRegulationBody Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
hasTrialCourt Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania courts
highestCourtAlsoSitsIn Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
highestCourtLocatedIn Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
interprets Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Pennsylvania state law ⓘ
legalSystemType common law ⓘ
partOf Government of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania
regulatedBy Pennsylvania Rules of Court ⓘ
selectionMethodForJudges gubernatorial appointment to fill vacancies with Senate confirmation ⓘ
partisan election ⓘ
servesPopulation residents of Pennsylvania ⓘ
subjectToReviewBy Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions) ⓘ
usesAlternativeDisputeResolution court-annexed arbitration in some civil cases ⓘ
usesLanguage English ⓘ

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Dallas Reports → reportsDecisionsOf → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
Pennsylvania courts → branchOfGovernment → Judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Pennsylvania courts → hasTrialCourt → Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Dall. → coversCourt → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
Dallas → includesJurisdiction → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
Fayette County Courthouse → partOf → judicial system of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Pennsylvania Constitution → establishes → Pennsylvania judiciary ⓘ
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Pennsylvania Constitution → separationOfPowers → judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania → isPartOf → Judiciary of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Philadelphia Municipal Court → partOf → Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Superior Court of Pennsylvania → partOf → Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Superior Court of Pennsylvania → reviewsAppealsFrom → Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Pittsburgh Municipal Court → partOf → Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania → partOf → Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Magisterial District Courts of Pennsylvania → appealsTo → Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts → worksWith → Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas ⓘ
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Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas → courtSystem → Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System ⓘ
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Edward Shippen IV → memberOf → Pennsylvania judiciary ⓘ
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39th Judicial District of Pennsylvania → partOf → Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System ⓘ
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Criminal Division (Philadelphia Municipal Court) → legalSystem → Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System ⓘ
subject linked to: Criminal Division
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Pa.R.C.P. → appliesTo → Pennsylvania state courts ⓘ
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Pa.R.A.P. → appliesTo → Pennsylvania appellate courts ⓘ
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Pennsylvania statutes → interpretedBy → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
President Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania → partOf → Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System ⓘ
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Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure → legalSystem → Pennsylvania state court system ⓘ
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Pa.R.E. → appliesIn → Pennsylvania appellate courts ⓘ
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Pennsylvania Judicial Code → enforcedBy → courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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AOPC → partOf → Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System ⓘ
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Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania → oversees → appellate courts of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania → oversees → trial courts of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Article XII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → enforcedBy → courts of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Article XIII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → bindingOn → courts of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Article XIII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → interpretedBy → courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Article VIII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → enforcedBy → courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Article XV of the Pennsylvania Constitution → isEnforceableBy → courts of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Constitution → bindingOn → Pennsylvania judiciary ⓘ
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Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Constitution → enforcedBy → courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Constitution → interpretedBy → Pennsylvania appellate courts ⓘ
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Article XVII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → enforcedBy → courts of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Article XIX of the Pennsylvania Constitution → enforceableBy → courts of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Article XXIII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → isInterpretedBy → Pennsylvania judiciary ⓘ
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Article XXIV of the Pennsylvania Constitution → enforceableBy → courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Article XXIV of the Pennsylvania Constitution → interpretedBy → Pennsylvania judiciary ⓘ
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Article XXV of the Pennsylvania Constitution → isEnforceableBy → courts of Pennsylvania ⓘ
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Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas → courtSystem → Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania courts