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In Pennsylvania, the courts of common pleas are the trial courts of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania (the state court system). The courts of common pleas are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the state. The name derives from the medieval English court of Common Pleas. Pennsylvania established them in 1722. [1]
Snook was later a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1912 and 1932, and served as judge of the court of common pleas from 1913 to 1915. In 1917, Snook was elected to the Sixty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919), but was not reelected in 1918.
Sara M. Soffel: [8] [9] First female judge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1930) Doris Smith-Ribner (1972): [17] [18] First African American female appointed as a Judge of the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court (1987) Cynthia Baldwin: [52] First African American female judge in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1989)
“The court has never experienced a defendant who has argued and advocated so thoroughly and aggressively that he is not competent,” Summit County Common Pleas Judge Alison McCarty said in a ...
5th District Appeals Court Judge Patricia Delaney is squaring off against Delaware County Common Pleas Judge David Gormley in the March 19 primary.
Judge, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (2001–2015) David Wecht May 20, 1962 (age 62) in Baltimore, Maryland: January 4, 2016 Democratic: First term 2025 May 20, 2037 Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2012–2015) Sallie Updyke Mundy June 29, 1962 (age 62) in Elmira, New York: July 21, 2016 [note 1] Republican: First term
Robert M. Muncy, 47, right, was sentenced Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, by Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Carl Aveni to an indefinite prison term of 10 years to 15 years for his Sept. 12, 2023 ...
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania is one of two Pennsylvania intermediate appellate courts. 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 and government regulation.