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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania is one of two Pennsylvania intermediate appellate courts. The jurisdiction of the nine-judge Commonwealth Court is limited to appeals from final orders of certain state agencies and certain designated cases from the courts of common pleas involving public sector legal questions and government regulation.
This is a list of former and current non-federal courthouses in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Each of the 67 counties in the Commonwealth has a city or borough designated as the county seat where the county government resides, including a county courthouse for the court of general jurisdiction, the Court of Common Pleas. Other courthouses are used by the three state-wide appellate courts ...
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)
Judge Bonnie Carney will resign mid-term in 2025 so that Wayne County's three magisterial district judge seats aren't on the ballot at the same time. ... 2025, to Governor Josh Shapiro, State ...
In Pennsylvania, the courts of common pleas are the trial courts of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania (the state court system). The courts of common pleas are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the state. The name derives from the medieval English court of Common Pleas. Pennsylvania established them in 1722. [1]
State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for termination 1 Robert W. Archbald: PA: 1848–1926 1901–1911 — — McKinley: elevation to 3d Cir. 2 Charles B. Witmer: PA: 1862–1925 1911–1925 — — Taft: death 3 Albert Williams Johnson: PA: 1872–1957 1925–1945 — — Coolidge: resignation 4 Albert ...
After the 2005 Pennsylvania General Assembly pay raise controversy, Justice Russell M. Nigro received a majority of no votes in the election of 2005. [8] He was replaced by Justice Cynthia Baldwin, who was appointed by Governor Rendell in 2005. Only one Supreme Court Justice, Rolf Larsen, has been removed from office by impeachment.
John T. Galloway is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing the 140th state legislative district from 2007 to 2023. [3] His district included parts of Bucks County. In November 2023, Galloway was elected as a magisterial judge in Falls Township. [4] Galloway officially resigned on December 14, 2023. [5]