Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

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appellate court court of last resort state supreme court

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the state's highest appellate court, responsible for overseeing the judicial system and serving as the final arbiter of legal disputes in Pennsylvania.

Aliases (3)

Pennsylvania Supreme Court ×5
PA Supreme Court ×1
Pennsylvania Supreme Court (some offices) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	appellate court → court of last resort → state supreme court →
alsoKnownAs	PA Supreme Court → Pennsylvania Supreme Court →
barAdmissionAuthority	Pennsylvania bar →
canReview	decisions of Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania → decisions of Superior Court of Pennsylvania →
country	United States of America →
disciplinaryAuthority	Pennsylvania attorneys →
established	1684 →
governs	Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure → Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure → Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure → Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence →
hasAuthority	judicial review over state statutes → supervisory authority over all Pennsylvania courts →
hasChiefJustice	Chief Justice of Pennsylvania →
hasNumberOfJustices	7 →
hasSeat	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania →
hearsCases	administrative law cases → civil cases → constitutional cases → criminal cases →
highestCourtIn	Pennsylvania →
interprets	Constitution of Pennsylvania → laws of Pennsylvania →
isPartOf	Judicial branch of Pennsylvania → Judiciary of Pennsylvania →
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania → Pennsylvania →
language	English →
legalSystem	common law →
locatedIn	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania → Pennsylvania → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania →
precededBy	Provincial Court of Pennsylvania →
retirementAge	75 →
role	court of last resort for Pennsylvania state law → final appellate court in Pennsylvania → oversees Pennsylvania court system → promulgates rules of procedure for Pennsylvania courts → regulates practice of law in Pennsylvania →
selectionMethod	partisan election →
termLength	10 years →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ("PA Supreme Court") → Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ("Pennsylvania Supreme Court") →	alsoKnownAs
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania → Superior Court of Pennsylvania →	appealsTo
Magisterial District Courts of Pennsylvania →	administrativeAuthority
Pennsylvania Rules of Court →	bindingOn
Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline ("Pennsylvania Supreme Court") →	canBeReviewedBy
Pennsylvania Constitution →	establishes
Philadelphia Municipal Court ("Pennsylvania Supreme Court") →	governingBody
Pennsylvania courts →	hasHighestCourt
Superior Court of Pennsylvania →	higherCourt
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania ("Pennsylvania Supreme Court (some offices)") →	isSeatOf
Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline ("Pennsylvania Supreme Court") →	isSeparateFrom
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania →	parentOrganization
Pennsylvania Rules of Court →	promulgatedBy
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania →	supervisedBy
Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts ("Pennsylvania Supreme Court") →	worksWith