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Federal courts in Pennsylvania
- Third Circuit Court of AppealsCourt of Appeals · Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania Eastern District CourtDistrict Court · Reading
- Pennsylvania Eastern District CourtDistrict Court · Allentown
- Pennsylvania Eastern District CourtDistrict Court · Easton
- Pennsylvania Eastern District CourtDistrict Court · Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania Middle District CourtDistrict Court · Harrisburg
- Pennsylvania Middle District CourtDistrict Court · Wilkes Barre
- Pennsylvania Middle District CourtDistrict Court · Williamsport
- Pennsylvania Middle District CourtDistrict Court · Scranton
- Pennsylvania Western District CourtDistrict Court · Pittsburgh
- Pennsylvania Western District CourtDistrict Court · Johnstown
- Pennsylvania Western District CourtDistrict Court · Erie
- Pennsylvania Eastern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Reading
- Pennsylvania Eastern Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania Middle Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Wilkes Barre
- Pennsylvania Middle Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Harrisburg
- Pennsylvania Western Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Erie
- Pennsylvania Western Bankruptcy CourtBankruptcy Court · Pittsburgh
State courts in Pennsylvania
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- Supreme Court of PennsylvaniaState Supreme Court
- Commonwealth Court of PennsylvaniaState Appellate Court
- Superior Court of PennsylvaniaState Appellate Court
- Adams County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Adams County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Allegheny County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Allegheny County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Armstrong County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Beaver County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Beaver County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Bedford County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Berks County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Berks County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Blair County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Bradford County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Bucks County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Bucks County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Butler County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Cambria County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Cambria County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Cambria County of Juvenile CourtState Trial Court
- Cameron County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Carbon County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Carbon County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Centre County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Chester County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Chester County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Clarion County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Clarion County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Clearfield County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Clinton County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Columbia County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Columbia County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Crawford County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Cumberland County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Cumberland County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Dauphin County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
- Dauphin County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Elk County Court of Quarter SessionsState Trial Court
- Erie County Court of Oyer and TerminerState Trial Court
Landmark decisions involving Pennsylvania
- Roper v. Simmons (2005)543 U.S. 551
- Crawford v. Washington (2004)541 U.S. 36
- Grutter v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 306
- Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)539 U.S. 244
- Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga. (2002)535 U.S. 613
- Ring v. Arizona (2002)536 U.S. 584
- Harris v. United States (2002)536 U.S. 545overruled
- United States v. Hatter (2001)532 U.S. 557
- Bush v. Gore (2000)531 U.S. 98
- Guy Mitchells v. Mary L Helms (2000)530 U.S. 793
- United States v. Morrison (2000)529 U.S. 598
- Saenz v. Roe (1999)526 U.S. 489
- Washington v. Glucksberg (1997)521 U.S. 702
- Agostini v. Felton Chancellor Board of Education of the City of New York (1997)521 U.S. 203
- City of Boerne v. Flores (1997)521 U.S. 507
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida (1996)517 U.S. 44
- United States v. Gaudin (1995)515 U.S. 506
- United States v. Lopez (1995)514 U.S. 549
- Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council (1992)505 U.S. 1003
- Payne v. Tennessee (1991)501 U.S. 808
- Coleman v. Thompson (1991)501 U.S. 722
- Employment Division v. Smith (1990)494 U.S. 872
- Walton v. Arizona (1990)497 U.S. 639overruled
- Pennsylvania v. Union Gas Co. (1989)491 U.S. 1overruled
Most-cited decisions from Pennsylvania courts
Ranked by citation influence (CAP PageRank).
- 437 F3D 324United States v. Cooper (2006)
- 299 F3D 266Chen Yun Gao v. Ashcroft (2002)
- 102 F3D 74Madden v. Myers (1996)
- 353 F3D 228Dia v. Ashcroft (2003)
- 290 F3D 536Cradle v. United States ex rel. Miner (2002)
- 241 F3D 296United States v. Youla (2001)
- 562 F3D 558United States v. Tomko (2009)
- 119 F3D 245In re Dorsainvil (1997)
- 418 F3D 372In re Diet Drugs Products Liability Litigation (2005)
- 290 F3D 166Sevoian v. Ashcroft (2002)
- 307 F3D 117Okereke v. United States (2002)
- 396 F3D 530Lie v. Ashcroft (2005)
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Recent opinions from Pennsylvania courts
- 2026 PASUPER 53Griffin, T. v. The Bryn Mawr Hospital (2026)
- 2026 PASUPER 55Com. v. Gibbons, I. (2026)
- 2026 PASUPER 10Com. v. Smith, N. (2026)
- 2026 PASUPER 24Com. v. Harris, T. (2026)
- 2026 PASUPER 45Com. v. Baynard (2026)
- 2026 PASUPER 5Com. v. Freeman, B. (2026)
- 2026 PASUPER 3Com. v. Albert, D. (2026)
- 2026 PASUPER 43Burnley, D. v. Loews Hotel (2026)
- 2026 PASUPER 35Hailu, S. v. Giorgio Fresh Co. (2026)
- 2026 PASUPER 65Com. v. Roberts, T. (2026)
- 2026 PASUPER 20Com. v. Youngster, C. (2026)
- 2026 PASUPER 49Com. v. Robinson, M. (2026)
Law schools in Pennsylvania
- Dickinson School of Law - Penn StateABA · Carlisle
- Drexel University College of LawABA · Philadelphia
- Duquesne University School of LawABA · Pittsburgh
- Temple University Beasley School of LawABA · Philadelphia
- University of Pennsylvania Law SchoolABA · Philadelphia
- University of Pittsburgh School of LawABA · Pittsburgh
- Villanova University School of LawABA · Villanova
- Widener University Commonwealth Law SchoolABA · Harrisburg
Law libraries in Pennsylvania
- Adams County Law Library · Gettysburg
- Appellate Courts of Pennsylvania Library · Philadelphia
- Barco Law Library · Pittsburgh
- Beaver County Law Library · Beaver
- Berks County Law Library · Reading
- Biddle Law Library · Philadelphia
- Bucks County Law Library · Doylestown
- Butler County Law Library · Butler
- Chester County Law Library · West Chester
- Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Library · Harrisburg
- Commonwealth Law School Law Library · Harrisburg
- Dauphin County Law Library · Harrisburg
- Dickinson School of Law Library of the Pennsylvania State University · University Park
- Drexel University Legal Research Center · Philadelphia
- Duquesne University Center for Legal Information/Allegheny County Law Library · Pittsburgh
- Erie County Law Library · Erie
- First Judicial District of Pennsylvania Law Library · Philadelphia
- Jenkins Law Library · Philadelphia
- Lancaster County Law Library · Lancaster
- Law Library of Montgomery County · Norristown
- Lawrence County Law Library · New Castle
- Lehigh County Law Library · Allentown
- Mercer County Law Library · Mercer
- Northampton County Law Library · Easton
- Penn State Law Library · University Park
- Senate Library of Pennsylvania · Harrisburg
- Temple University Law School Library · Philadelphia
- U.S. Courts Library · Pittsburgh
- Villanova University School of Law Library · Villanova
- Washington County Law Library · Washington
- Westmoreland County Law Library · Greensburg
- Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association · Wilkes-Barre
Judges who served in Pennsylvania
Federal judges with an appointment to a court located here.
- Abraham L Freedman
Alan Neil Bloch- Albert Branson Maris
- Albert Leisenring Watson
Albert Williams Johnson- Alexander F. Barbieri
- Alexander Simpson jr
- Alfred Leopold Luongo
Allan Kuhn Grim- Allen M. Stearne
Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr.
Anita Blumstein Brody- Anne E. Covey
- Anne E. Lazarus
- Anne X. Alpern
Anthony Joseph Scirica
Archibald Randall
Arianna Julia Freeman
A. Richard Caputo
Arlin Marvin Adams
Arthur J. Schwab- Ashely M. Chan
- Austin Leander Staley
Barron Patterson McCune- Benjamin R. Jones
Berle M. Schiller- Bernard L. McGinley
- Bernard Markovitz
- Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter
- Bruce I Fox
Bruce William Kauffman- Carlota M. Bohm
Carol Los Mansmann
Catherine Henry
Cathy Bissoon
C. Darnell Jones II
Chad Francis Kenney Sr.
Charles Alvin Jones- Charles B. Witmer
- Charles Louis McKeehan
Charles Prentiss Orr
Charles R. Weiner
C[harles] William Kraft Jr.
Cheryl Ann Krause- Cheryl Lynn Allen
- Christine L. Donohue
Christopher C. Conner
Christy Criswell Wiegand
Cindy Kyounga Chung
Clarence Charles Newcomer
Clifford Scott Green
Collins Jacques Seitz- Correale F. Stevens
- Curtis Bok
- Cynthia A. Baldwin
Cynthia M. Rufe
Daniel Henry Huyett III
Daniel John Snyder Jr.- Dan Pellegrini
D[avid] Brooks Smith- David Henry Stahl
David James Porter- David N. Wecht
David S. Cercone- David W. Craig
- Debra Mccloskey Todd
- Debra Todd
D. Michael Fisher
Dolores Korman Sloviter
Donald Emil Ziegler
Donald John Lee- Donald West VanArtsdalen
Donetta W. Ambrose- Doris A. Smith-Ribner
- Earl S. Keim
Edmund V. Ludwig
Eduardo C. Robreno
Edward Dumbauld
Edward George Smith- Edward J. Fox
Find legal help in Pennsylvania
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Cities in Pennsylvania
Ordered by number of opinions mentioning each city.
- Aaronsburg
- Abbottstown
- Abington
- Ackermanville
- Acme
- Acosta
- Adah
- Adamsburg
- Adamstown
- Adamsville
- Addison
- Adrian
- Airville
- Akron
- Alba
- Albion
- Albrightsville
- Alburtis
- Aleppo
- Alexandria
- Aliquippa
- Allenport
- Allensville
- Allentown
- Allenwood
- Allison
- Allison Park
- Allport
- Altoona
- Alum Bank
- Alverda
- Alverton
- Amberson
- Ambler
- Ambridge
- Amity
- Analomink
- Andreas
- Anita
- Annville
- Antes Fort
- Apollo
- Aquashicola
- Arcadia
- Archbald
- Arcola
- Ardara
- Ardmore
- Arendtsville
- Aristes
- Armagh
- Armbrust
- Arnot
- Arona
- Artemas
- Ashfield
- Ashland
- Ashville
- Aspers
- Aston
- Atglen
- Athens
- Atlantic
- Atlasburg
- Auburn
- Audubon
- Aultman
- Austin
- Avella
- Avis
- Avondale
- Avonmore
- Baden
- Bainbridge
- Bairdford
- Bakerstown
- Bala Cynwyd
- Bally
- Bangor
- Barnesville
- Barto
- Bartonsville
- Bath
- Bausman
- Beach Haven
- Beach Lake
- Beallsville
- Bear Creek
- Bear Lake
- Beaver
- Beaver Falls
- Beaver Meadows
- Beaver Springs
- Beaverdale
- Beavertown
- Beccaria
- Bechtelsville
- Bedford
- Bedminster
- Beech Creek
- Belle Vernon
- Bellefonte
- Belleville
- Bellwood
- Belsano
- Bendersville
- Benezett
- Bensalem
- Bentleyville
- Benton
- Berlin
- Bernville
- Berrysburg
- Berwick
- Berwyn
- Bessemer
- Bethel
- Bethel Park
- Bethlehem
- Beyer
Opinions mentioning Pennsylvania
- 106 F3D 424In Re Resmed Limited
- 99 F3D 937Cost Management Services, Inc. v. Washington Natural Gas Co.
- 99 F3D 782Moreno v. Consolidated Rail Corp.
- 99 F3D 761Walker v. U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
- 99 F3D 652Burma Navigation Corp. v. Reliant Seahorse MV
- 99 F3D 203Wilson-Jones v. Caviness
- 99 F3D 181Parker v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
- 99 F3D 1568York Products, Inc. v. Central Tractor Farm & Family Center
- 99 F3D 151Bowers v. Atlanta Motor Speedway, Inc.
- 98 F3D 97Graphic Communications International Union, Local 735-S v. North American Directory Corp.
- 98 F3D 78Scotts African Union Methodist Protestant Church v. Conference of African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church
- 98 F3D 768United States v. Taylor
- 98 F3D 762Small v. Lehman
- 98 F3D 730Pievsky v. Ridge
- 98 F3D 351Lundell Manufacturing Co. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
- 98 F3D 297Testerman v. EDS Technical Products Corp.
- 98 F3D 268Faigin v. Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
- 98 F3D 262National Soffit & Escutcheons, Inc. v . Superior Systems, Inc.
- 98 F3D 126United States v. Ceccarani
- 97 F3D 950Smith v. Office of Civilian Health & Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
- 97 F3D 751Drinkard v. Johnson
- 97 F3D 542United States v. Baylor
- 97 F3D 300Roulette v. City Of Seattle
- 97 F3D 1458Cole v. Armstrong
- 96 F3D 78Susquenita School District v. Raelee S. ex rel. Heidi S.
- 96 F3D 692Anthony v. Interform Corp.
- 96 F3D 666Sistrunk v. Vaughn
- 96 F3D 66Serbin v. Bora Corp.
- 96 F3D 420Natural Resources Defense Council v. California Department of Transportation
- 96 F3D 1533Fischer v. Philadelphia Electric Co.
- 96 F3D 1398Engel Industries, Inc. v. Lockformer Co.
- 96 F3D 1328Oregon, Department of Human Resources v. Witcosky
- 96 F3D 1039Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CNA Insurance
- 96 F3D 1033Ahng v. Allsteel, Inc.
- 95 F3D 9United States v. Menard
- 95 F3D 791Jenkins v. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance
- 95 F3D 41Curtis Bay Company v. Mapco Coal Incorporated
- 95 F3D 285Rehkop v. Berwick Healthcare Corp.
- 95 F3D 1422Del Monte Dunes at Monterey, Ltd. v. City of Monterey
- 95 F3D 291Government Guarantee Fund of the Republic of Finland v. Hyatt Corp.
- 95 F3D 1185HB General Corp. v. Manchester Partners, L.P.
- 95 F3D 1146Cole v. Wittman
- 94 F3D 65Presidential Life Insurance v. Milken
- 94 F3D 644Geier v. Sundquist
- 94 F3D 548Del Hur, Inc. v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
- 94 F3D 53United States v. Gigante
- 94 F3D 169Juisti v. Hyatt Hotel Corp.
- 94 F3D 1528Foy v. Holston
- 94 F3D 1346Apusento Garden (Guam) Inc. v. Superior Court of Guam
- 94 F3D 1256Martinez-Serrano v. Immigration & Naturalization Service