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Pennsylvania Court Structure
This Court Structure Chart is prepared by the National Center for State Courts. Abbreviations used in the chart are as follows: “COLR” for court of last resort, “IAC” for intermediate appellate court, “GJC” for general jurisdiction court, and “LJC” for limited jurisdiction court. "CSP Case Types" refers to the specific types of cases heard by the court.

SUPREME COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT    
468 CITY HALL
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107
215-560-6370

The Eastern District includes Pennsylvania County.

SUPREME COURT, MIDDLE DISTRICT
601 COMMONWEALTH AVE.
SUITE 4500
P.O. BOX 62575
HARRISBURG, PA 17106
717-787-6181

The Middle District includes the counties of: Adams, Bradford, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clinton, Columbia Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, York.

SUPREME COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT
801 CITY-COUNTY BLDG.
414 GRANT ST.
PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
(412) 565-2816

The Western District includes the counties of: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland.

APPELLATE COURTS
The highest judicial authority in the state is the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Below that, there are two appellate courts: the Superior Court and the Commonwealth Court. The Superior Court hears appeals from the Common Pleas Courts (courts of general jurisdiction). The Commonwealth Court has original jurisdiction in civil cases brought by and against the State and hears appeals from decisions by state agencies and by common pleas courts involving the State and local governments. For details, see Court Structure above.

SUPERIOR COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT
530 WALNUT ST., STE. 315
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106
215-560-5800

SUPERIOR COURT, MIDDLE DISTRICT
P.O. BOX 62435
601 COMMONWEALTH AVE.
SUITE 1600
HARRISBURG, PA 17106
717-772-1294

SUPERIOR COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT
600 GRANT BLDG.
310 GRANT ST.
PITTSBURGH, PA 15219
412-565-7592

COMMONWEALTH COURT
P.O. BOX 69185
PA JUDICIAL CTR., SUITE 2100
601 COMMONWEALTH AVE.
HARRISBURG, PA 17106-9185
717-255-1650

PENNSYLVANIA COUNTY COURTS
The National Assoc. of Counties offers links to county websites for each state, featuring county government and court officials.

To access Pennsylvania county websites, click on the National Assoc. of Counties website and select “Find a County” from the menu.

A nationwide interactive map will appear, and you can select the appropriate Pennsylvania county from the map. Alternatively, you can type the name of the county in the upper-right search box.

When you access the county page you are seeking, under County Contact click on the county website link, which takes you to the county government website.

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