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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Generate an image of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania (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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
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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 ⓘ
Pennsylvania 17th Judicial District → appealsTo → Pennsylvania Superior Court ⓘ
linked to: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas → appealsTo → Pennsylvania Superior Court ⓘ
linked to: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas → appealsTo → Pennsylvania Superior Court ⓘ
linked to: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
orphans' court division → appealsTo → Pennsylvania Superior Court ⓘ
linked to: Superior Court of Pennsylvania