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The court meets in three cities: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court consists of seven justices, each elected to ten year terms. Supreme Court judicial candidates may run on party tickets. The justice with the longest continuous service on the court automatically becomes Chief Justice.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Friday ruling said Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania "lacked subject matter jurisdiction to review the matter," according to a court filing. The Republican Party ...
September 14, 2024 at 2:02 PM. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that mail-in ballots without the correct dates on envelopes cannot be counted in elections, a decision which could prove ...
The high court's decision reverses a 4-1 ruling Aug. 30 by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, which said that the current law, Act 77 of 2019, violates the fundamental right to vote under the ...
He appealed the decision to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. [59] Couples who received a marriage license from Hanes filed an amicus curiae brief on his behalf with the Supreme Court on December 2, 2013. In the brief, the couples noted that the court never ruled on the substantive issue of same-sex marriage. [60] On September 6, 2013, in ...
Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005), [1] was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 5–4, that the use of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another private owner to further economic development does not violate the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2012–2015) Sallie Updyke Mundy June 29, 1962 (age 62) in Elmira, New York: July 21, 2016 [note 1] Republican: First term 2027 June 29, 2037 Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2010–2016) P. Kevin Brobson November 26, 1970 (age 53) in Mountoursville, Pennsylvania: January 3, 2022 Republican
The Pennsylvania courts of common pleas are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction. There are 60 judicial districts, 53 of which comprise only one of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, and seven comprising two counties. Each district has from one to 93 judges. The courts of common pleas hear civil cases with an amount in controversy in excess ...