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Federal Courts - Pennsylvania

Federal Circuit Courts

U.S. 3rd Cir. Opinions — FindLaw cases and resources for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
U.S. Court of Appeals (3rd Circuit) — Features opinions, dockets, rules, procedures, forms and more. Jurisdiction includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.

Federal District Courts

Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Middle District of Pennsylvania — Includes forms, local rules, opinions and more.
Western District of Pennsylvania — Includes forms, fee schedule, local rules and more.

Federal Bankruptcy Courts

U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania — Includes local rules, forms, published opinions, notices and more.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Pennsylvania — Includes forms, local rules, opinions and more.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Middle District of Pennsylvania: Unofficial Site — Features court opinions since 1980.
U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Western District of Pennsylvania — Includes court calendars, forms, orders, local rules, statistics and more.

State Courts - Pennsylvania

State Court of Last Resort

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania — Includes biographies, opinions, calendar and more.

State Intermediate Appellate Courts

Commonwealth Court — Includes biographies, opinions, calendar and more.
Superior Court — Includes biographies, opinions, and calendar.

State Trial Court of General Jurisdiction

Common Pleas Courts — Includes local rules, directories and more.
Common Pleas Courts: Bucks County Court of Common Pleas — History, jurisdiction, composition, departments.
Common Pleas Courts: Carbon County Court of Common Pleas — Offices, calendar, local rules, opinions, budget, financial summary and more.
Common Pleas Courts: Chester County Court of Common Pleas — Clerk, coroner, district attorney, prison, notary, public defender, register of wills, sheriff.
Common Pleas Courts: Delaware County Court of Common Pleas — Justices, judges, contact information and a juror's handbook.
Common Pleas Courts: Franklin County Court of Common Pleas — Directory of court and related personnel.
Common Pleas Courts: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas — Probation, court reporters, impaired driver program, juvenile, domestic relations and more.
Common Pleas Courts: Mifflin County Court of Common Pleas — Includes local rules.
Common Pleas Courts: Northampton Court of Common Pleas — Directory of judges, law library hours, history of court.
Common Pleas Courts: Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Civil Docket Access — Searchable.
Common Pleas Courts: York County Court of Common Pleas — Judges, courts, calendars and more.

State Trial Courts of Limited Jurisdiction

Special Courts — Includes directories, local rules, statutes and codes, and more.

State Courts by Judicial Districts

First Judicial District of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Courts — Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court and Traffic Court.

Other Pennsylvania Court Resources

Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts — Includes annual reports, caseload statistics, press releases and more.
Child Support Guidelines — From the Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee.
Clinton County Rules of Court — Complete hyperlinked version includes miscellaneous, civil, criminal, orphans and courtroom procedure.
Court of Judicial Discipline
Glossary of Legal Terms — From the Unified Judicial System.
Pennsylvania Estate and Trust Cybrary: Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rules — From Daniel B. Evans, Attorney at Law. For Philadelphia, Schuylkill County, York County, Clinton County and Mercer County.
Pennsylvania Local Court Rules — Assembled by the Judicial Council of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System — Features forms, contacts, opinions, and more.
State: Clinton County Courts — History, biographies, calendar and more.
State: The Board of Claims — A judicial and an independent administrative agency that has jurisdiction to hear and determine contract claims that equal or exceed $300.00 against the Commonwealth.
State: Westmoreland County Courts — Features opinions, judicial biographies and more.

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