Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas

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The Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas is a Pennsylvania state trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family matters, and other legal disputes within Montgomery County.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Court of Common Pleas
trial court
appealsTo Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania Superior Court NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
courtSystem Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
governingLaw Pennsylvania Constitution NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania statutes NERFINISHED
handlesCaseType appeals from minor courts
equity actions
family law matters
juvenile matters
major civil cases
major criminal cases
orphans’ court matters
probate matters
hasAuthority conduct jury trials
conduct non-jury trials
impose criminal sentences
issue injunctions
hasDivision Civil Division
Criminal Division NERFINISHED
Family Division NERFINISHED
Orphans’ Court Division NERFINISHED
hasJudgeType Court of Common Pleas judge
judgeSelectionMethod election in Pennsylvania
jurisdiction Montgomery County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
language English
levelOfCourt court of general jurisdiction
locatedIn Montgomery County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
partOf Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas NERFINISHED
publicBody yes
state Pennsylvania
subjectMatterJurisdiction civil law
criminal law
family law
juvenile law
orphan’s court matters
probate law
trialCourtOfGeneralJurisdictionFor Montgomery County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED

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Montgomery County Courthouse houses Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Upper Frederick Township, Pennsylvania isPartOfJudicialDistrict Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
this entity surface form: Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas jurisdiction