Superior Court of Pennsylvania

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The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is one of the state's two intermediate appellate courts, primarily responsible for reviewing most civil and criminal appeals from the Courts of Common Pleas.

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instanceOf intermediate appellate court
state court
abbreviation Pa. Super. Ct.
allows en banc panels
panels of three judges
alsoKnownAs Pennsylvania Superior Court
appealsTo Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
composition elected judges
country United States of America
courtLevel intermediate appellate
courtType appellate court
doesNotHandle most cases involving constitutional challenges to statutes
most cases involving death penalty
establishedBy Pennsylvania Constitution
Pennsylvania General Assembly
governingLaw Pennsylvania Constitution
Pennsylvania statutes
handles Orphans’ Court appeals in certain cases
civil appeals
criminal appeals
family law appeals
juvenile matters appeals
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court
hasPresidentJudge yes
hasSeatIn Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
hearsCasesFrom all 67 counties of Pennsylvania
higherCourt Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
judgeRetentionMethod retention election
judgeSelectionMethod partisan election
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania
locatedIn Pennsylvania
officialLanguage English
parallelTo Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
partOf Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania courts
primaryFunction review of trial court decisions for legal error
reviewsAppealsFrom Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania
linked to: Pennsylvania courts
subjectMatterJurisdiction appeals in child custody and support cases
appeals in domestic relations cases
appeals in juvenile delinquency and dependency cases
general appellate jurisdiction over civil cases
general appellate jurisdiction over criminal cases
termLength 10 years for judges

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Pennsylvania courts hasIntermediateAppellateCourt Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Constitution establishes Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Rules of Court bindingOn Pennsylvania Superior Court
linked to: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Superior Court of Pennsylvania abbreviation Pa. Super. Ct.
linked to: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Superior Court of Pennsylvania alsoKnownAs Pennsylvania Superior Court
linked to: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts worksWith Pennsylvania Superior Court
linked to: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas appealsTo Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County below Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County appealsTo Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Pa.R.A.P. bindingOn Pennsylvania Superior Court
linked to: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Judicial branch of Pennsylvania hasPart Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Judicial branch of Pennsylvania hasAppellateCourt Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Orphans’ Court appeals in certain cases requiresFilingIn Superior Court of Pennsylvania clerk’s office
linked to: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania statutes interpretedBy Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County supervisingCourt Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure appliesToCourt Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Judicial Code governs Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Article V of the Pennsylvania Constitution establishes Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania hasPart Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas higherCourt Superior Court of Pennsylvania