Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania explained

Court Name:Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Established:1968
Jurisdiction:Pennsylvania cases which involve decisions of governmental agencies; public sector legal questions; actions to which the Commonwealth is a party other than criminal cases; or actions to which a not-for-profit, private corporation is a party.
Location:Harrisburg (headquarters)
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Type:Statewide partisan election with possible retention at term expiration. Vacancies are filled via appointment by the Governor.
Authority:Penn. Const. Art. V § 3
42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 561-64
Appealsto:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appealsfrom:Court of Common Pleas
Superior Court
Terms:10 years
Positions:9
Website:Commonwealth Court
Chiefjudgetitle:President Judge
Chiefjudgename:Renée Cohn Jubelirer
Termstart:January 7, 2022[1]

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania is one of Pennsylvania's two intermediate appellate courts. The Commonwealth Court's headquarters is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with jurisdiction over administrative and civil public law. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is the other intermediate appellate court in the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System, having jurisdiction over criminal and private civil cases.

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 The Court's precedential and non-precedential ("unreported") opinions are posted online.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[2] BornJoined[3] Term endsMandatory retirementParty affiliation Law school
, President Judge25 May 195720312032RepublicanNorthwestern
15 November 195620292031RepublicanPittsburgh
4 November 195920312034RepublicanWidener
24 September 196420252039DemocraticPittsburgh
8 October 196920272044RepublicanWidener
11 September 195720272032DemocraticTemple
2 December 196720312042DemocraticNorth Carolina Central
18 July 197920312054RepublicanDuquesne
20332043DemocraticLoyola New Orleans

Senior judges

JudgeBornJoinedAssumed senior statusParty affiliation Law school
, President Judge Emerita19 February 1947RepublicanPittsburgh
, President Judge Emerita17 March 1947RepublicanDickinson

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Elects Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer as President Judge . Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania . January 7, 2022.
  2. Web site: Commonwealth Court Judges . Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania.
  3. Web site: Historical List of Commonwealth Court Judges . Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania.

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