Judicial branch of Pennsylvania

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The Judicial branch of Pennsylvania is the state's court system responsible for interpreting and applying Pennsylvania law through a hierarchy of trial and appellate courts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial branch ⓘ
state court system ⓘ
administeredBy Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts ⓘ
appliesLaw Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure ⓘ
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ
Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure ⓘ
Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence ⓘ
appliesTo administrative law cases in Pennsylvania ⓘ
civil cases in Pennsylvania ⓘ
criminal cases in Pennsylvania ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Pennsylvania
branchOfGovernment Government of Pennsylvania ⓘ
coordinatesWith Executive branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Legislative branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
establishedIn Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776 ⓘ
governingBody Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
hasAppellateCourt Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Superior Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
hasFunction adjudication of disputes ⓘ
administration of justice ⓘ
interpretation of law ⓘ
judicial review ⓘ
hasLowerCourt Magisterial District Courts of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia Municipal Court ⓘ
Pittsburgh Municipal Court ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.pacourts.us/ ⓘ
hasPart Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Magisterial District Courts of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia Municipal Court ⓘ
Pittsburgh Municipal Court ⓘ
Superior Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
hasSeatOfHighestCourt Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
hasTrialCourt Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania ⓘ
highestCourt Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ⓘ
interprets Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Pennsylvania common law ⓘ
Pennsylvania law ⓘ
statutory law of Pennsylvania ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
overseenBy Chief Justice of Pennsylvania ⓘ
partOf Government of Pennsylvania ⓘ
reorganizedBy Pennsylvania Constitution of 1968 ⓘ

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Superior Court of Pennsylvania → partOf → Judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania → partOf → Judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts → partOf → Pennsylvania judicial branch ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government → branch → judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania → appliesTo → judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Civil Division (Philadelphia Municipal Court) → legalSystem → Pennsylvania state court system ⓘ
subject linked to: Civil Division
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Orphans’ Court appeals in certain cases → takesPlaceIn → Pennsylvania court system ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
AOPC → governingBranch → judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Article XII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → bindingOn → judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Article XI of the Pennsylvania Constitution → bindingOn → judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Article XIX of the Pennsylvania Constitution → bindingOn → judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Article XX of the Pennsylvania Constitution → bindingOn → Pennsylvania judicial branch ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Article XXI of the Pennsylvania Constitution → bindingOn → judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Article XXIII of the Pennsylvania Constitution → bindingOn → judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Article XXIV of the Pennsylvania Constitution → bindingOn → judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania