Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

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intermediate appellate court specialized court state court

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania is a specialized intermediate appellate court that primarily handles cases involving state and local government agencies and public sector legal disputes within Pennsylvania.

Aliases (3)

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ×2
Pa. Commw. Ct. ×1
above Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intermediate appellate court → specialized court → state court →
abbreviation	Pa. Commw. Ct. →
alsoSitsIn	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania →
appealsTo	Supreme Court of Pennsylvania →
country	United States →
courtType	appellate court →
createdBy	Constitution of Pennsylvania →
effectiveDate	1970 →
employer	judges of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania →
established	1968 →
governsArea	government contracts disputes involving Pennsylvania agencies → public benefits and welfare appeals involving Pennsylvania agencies → public sector labor law disputes in Pennsylvania → zoning and land use appeals involving local governments in Pennsylvania →
handles	administrative law cases → appeals involving local government agencies → appeals involving state government agencies → cases involving regulatory agencies → election law disputes within Pennsylvania → public sector legal disputes → tax appeals involving state and local agencies →
hasChiefJudge	President Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania →
hasOriginalJurisdictionOver	certain statewide election matters → civil actions brought by or against the Commonwealth government →
hasWebsite	https://www.pacourts.us/courts/commonwealth-court →
jurisdiction	Pennsylvania →
language	English →
legalSystem	common law →
level	intermediate appellate →
locatedIn	Pennsylvania →
numberOfJudges	9 →
partOf	Judicial branch of Pennsylvania → Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania →
positionInHierarchy	above Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania → below Supreme Court of Pennsylvania →
retentionMethod	yes-or-no retention election →
reviews	certain civil actions against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania → decisions of state administrative agencies →
seat	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania →
selectionMethod	partisan election →
termLengthOfJudges	10 years →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ("Pa. Commw. Ct.") →	abbreviation
Pennsylvania Rules of Court ("Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court") →	bindingOn
Pennsylvania Constitution →	establishes
Pennsylvania courts →	hasIntermediateAppellateCourt
Superior Court of Pennsylvania →	parallelTo
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ("above Courts of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania") →	positionInHierarchy
Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts ("Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court") →	worksWith