Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf appellate court
court of last resort
state supreme court
alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
surface form: PA Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
surface form: 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 Court
surface form: Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure

Pennsylvania Rules of Court
surface form: Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure

Pennsylvania Rules of Evidence
hasAuthority judicial review over state statutes
supervisory authority over all Pennsylvania courts
hasChiefJustice Chief Justice
surface form: Chief Justice of Pennsylvania
hasNumberOfJustices 7
hasSeat Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
hearsCases administrative law cases
civil cases
constitutional cases
criminal cases
highestCourtIn Pennsylvania
interprets Pennsylvania Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Pennsylvania

laws of Pennsylvania
isPartOf Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania courts
surface form: Judiciary of Pennsylvania
jurisdiction Pennsylvania
surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania
language English
legalSystem common law
locatedIn Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
surface form: 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

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Article XII of the Pennsylvania Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Article XIII of the Pennsylvania Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Article XVI of the Pennsylvania Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Article XIX of the Pennsylvania Constitution enforceableBy Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
this entity surface form: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Article XX of the Pennsylvania Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Article XXI of the Pennsylvania Constitution interpretedBy Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Article XXV of the Pennsylvania Constitution isInterpretedBy Supreme Court of Pennsylvania