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.
Aliases (2)
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intermediate appellate court
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state court → |
| abbreviation |
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
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surface form: "Pa. Super. Ct."
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| allows |
en banc panels
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panels of three judges → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
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surface form: "Pennsylvania Superior Court"
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| 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
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most cases involving death penalty → |
| establishedBy |
Pennsylvania Constitution
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Pennsylvania General Assembly → |
| governingLaw |
Pennsylvania Constitution
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Pennsylvania statutes → |
| handles |
Orphans’ Court appeals in certain cases
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civil appeals → criminal appeals → family law appeals → juvenile matters appeals → |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.pacourts.us/courts/superior-court → |
| hasPresidentJudge | yes → |
| hasSeatIn |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia →
surface form: "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania"
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania → |
| hearsCasesFrom | all 67 counties of Pennsylvania → |
| higherCourt | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania → |
| judgeRetentionMethod | retention election → |
| judgeSelectionMethod | partisan election → |
| jurisdiction |
Pennsylvania
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surface form: "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania"
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| locatedIn | Pennsylvania → |
| officialLanguage | English → |
| parallelTo | Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania → |
| partOf |
Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania courts →
surface form: "Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania"
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| primaryFunction | review of trial court decisions for legal error → |
| reviewsAppealsFrom |
Pennsylvania courts
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surface form: "Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania"
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| subjectMatterJurisdiction |
appeals in child custody and support cases
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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 → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Pa. Super. Ct."
this entity surface form: "Pennsylvania Superior Court"
this entity surface form: "Pennsylvania Superior Court"
this entity surface form: "Pennsylvania Superior Court"