Pennsylvania courts

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judicial branch institution state court system

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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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania 4
Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania 3
Judicial branch of Pennsylvania 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial branch institution ⓘ
state court system ⓘ
administeredBy Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts ⓘ
appliesJurisdictionOver Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
appliesLaw Pennsylvania common law ⓘ
Pennsylvania statutes ⓘ
branchOfGovernment Pennsylvania courts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
country United States of America ⓘ
employs court administrators ⓘ
court clerks ⓘ
judges ⓘ
magisterial district judges ⓘ
governingDocument Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
surface form: 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 Pennsylvania courts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania
highestCourtAlsoSitsIn Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ
highestCourtLocatedIn Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
interprets Pennsylvania Constitution ⓘ
Pennsylvania state law ⓘ
legalSystemType common law ⓘ
partOf Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: Government of 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 ⓘ
surface form: Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions)
usesAlternativeDisputeResolution court-annexed arbitration in some civil cases ⓘ
usesLanguage English ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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this entity surface form: Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania courts → branchOfGovernment → Pennsylvania courts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Dall. → coversCourt → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
Pennsylvania Constitution → establishes → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania judiciary
Pennsylvania courts → hasTrialCourt → Pennsylvania courts self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania
Dallas → includesJurisdiction → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania → isPartOf → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Judiciary of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania → partOf → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
Fayette County Courthouse → partOf → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
this entity surface form: judicial system of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Municipal Court → partOf → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Municipal Court → partOf → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
Superior Court of Pennsylvania → partOf → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
Dallas Reports → reportsDecisionsOf → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
this entity surface form: Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Constitution → separationOfPowers → Pennsylvania courts ⓘ
this entity surface form: judicial branch of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas