Courts of Pennsylvania

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Courts of Pennsylvania include:

State courts of Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania^[1]
- Superior Court of Pennsylvania (3 districts)^[2]
- Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania^[3]
  - Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas (60 judicial districts)^[4]
    - Magisterial District Courts^[5]

Former colonial and state courts of Pennsylvania

Provincial Court (1684-1722)
Orphans' Courts (1688-1968 when merged with Courts of Common Pleas)
Justice of the Peace Courts (1682 - now Magisterial District Courts)
Court for the Trial of Negroes (1700-1780)
District Courts (1811-1873)
County Courts (1682-1722)
Court of Chancery (1720-1735)
High Court of Errors and Appeals (1780-1808)
- Court of Admiralty (1697-1789)
- Register's Courts
Courts of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (1682–1969)
Courts of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery (1802-1910)

Federal courts located in Pennsylvania

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (headquartered in Philadelphia, having jurisdiction over the United States District Courts of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the United States Virgin Islands)

Former federal courts located in Pennsylvania

Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture (1780-1787)
United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania (1789-1815 when it was subdivided)

References

↑ "Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System". Aopc.org. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
↑ "Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System". Aopc.org. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
↑ "Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System". Aopc.org. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
↑ "Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System". Aopc.org. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
↑ "Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System". Aopc.org. Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
↑ "U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Clerk's Office". Paed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
↑ "Welcome to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of PA". Pamd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
↑ "Home". pawd.uscourts.gov.

External links

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[1] "Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System". Aopc.org. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

[2] "Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System". Aopc.org. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

[3] "Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System". Aopc.org. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

[4] "Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System". Aopc.org. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

[5] "Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System". Aopc.org. Archived from the original on 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

[6] "U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Clerk's Office". Paed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

[7] "Welcome to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of PA". Pamd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved 2008-12-17.

[8] "Home". pawd.uscourts.gov.

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