Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
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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, government regulation, and certain matters involving Not-for-profit organizations. The Commonwealth Court also functions as a trial court in some civil actions by or against the Commonwealth government and cases regarding statewide elections. (42 Pa.C.S. §§ 761–764).
Article V, section 4 of the 1968 Pennsylvania Constitution created the Commonwealth Court. Acts enacted in 1970 set up the court. Judges are elected to 10-year terms, and must retire at the age of 75.
The Commonwealth Court publishes its precedential opinions in the Atlantic Reporter 3d series. From 1970 to 1995, the court maintained an official reporter, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Reports, volumes 1–168 (1970–1995). The Court's precedential and non-precedential ("unreported") opinions are posted online.
Appeals from Commonwealth Court decisions go to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Judges
| Judge[1] | Born | Joined[2] | Term ends | Mandatory retirementTemplate:Efn | Party affiliation | Law school |
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Dts | 2029 | 2031 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | Pittsburgh |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Dts | 2031 | 2034 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | Widener |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Dts | 2025 | 2039 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | Pittsburgh |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Dts | 2027 | 2044 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | Widener |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Dts | 2031 | 2042 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Democratic | North Carolina Central |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "age".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Dts | 2031 | 2054 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Republican | Duquesne |
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Senior judges
| Judge[1] | Born | Joined | Assumed senior status | Party affiliation | Law school |
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See also
References
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