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PENNSYLVANIA STATE/COUNTY COURTS

Pennsylvania Court Websites
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Pennsylvania Court Structure
Click on the above Pennsylvania Court Structure link, which opens the “Welcome to the State Court Structures” page. On the left-hand side of the page, scroll down and select "PDF Summary." Then, on the right-hand side of the PDF Summary page, select Pennsylvania. This provides a comprehensive overview of Pennsylvania's court structure, with details on the jurisdiction of the courts that comprise each level. CSP Case Types, as shown for each court in the chart, refer to that court’s jurisdiction as determined by the Court Statistics Project of the National Center for State Courts, the organization that produced the information provided here. For explanation of other abbreviations used in the chart, scroll down to the bottom of the court structure page.

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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