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The James A. Byrne United States Courthouse at 601 Market Street in Philadelphia. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, E.D. Pa.) is one of the original 13 federal judiciary districts created by the Judiciary Act of 1789.
The James A. Byrne United States Courthouse is a Federal courthouse in the Center City region of Philadelphia.The court houses the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit [1] and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. [2]
Philadelphia Pittsburgh: Composition method: Statewide partisan election with possible retention at term expiration. Vacancies are filled via appointment by the Governor. Authorised by: Penn. Const. Art. V § 3 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 561-64: Appeals to: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: Appeals from: Court of Common Pleas Superior Court: Judge term ...
This circuit also hears appeals from the District Court of the Virgin Islands, which is an Article IV territorial court and not a district court under Article III of the Constitution. The court is composed of 14 active judges and is based at the James A. Byrne United States Courthouse in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania .
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia rejected plaintiff David Schaffner's claim that Monsanto violated state law by failing to put a cancer warning on the label for Roundup.
They have original jurisdiction over all cases not exclusively assigned to another court and appellate jurisdiction over judgments from the minor courts (which include the magisterial district courts in all counties but Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Municipal Court and Pittsburgh Municipal Court).
The Municipal Court also has jurisdiction over civil cases with an amount in controversy less than $12,000 (or $12,500 for fines and most debts owed to the City of Philadelphia, or $15,000 for delinquent real-estate taxes owed to the City and certain tax debts owed to the School District of Philadelphia). The civil division of the Municipal ...
High Court of Errors and Appeals (1780-1808) Court of Admiralty (1697-1789) Register's Courts; Courts of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (1682–1969) Courts of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery (1802-1910) Federal courts located in Pennsylvania