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42 Pa.C.S. § 911

Courts of common pleas

Known as the Judicial Code

The act spans §§ 42-101 to 42-9914 (972 sections).

(Nov. 26, 1978, P.L.1264, No.301, eff. imd.; July 10, 1980, P.L.513, No.106; Apr. 8, 1982, P.L.292, No.82; July 10, 1984, P.L.708, No.150, eff. imd.; Dec. 22, 1986, P.L.1744, No…

(a) General rule.--There shall be one court of common pleas for each judicial district of this Commonwealth consisting of the following number of judges:

Judicial District

Number of

Judges

First

93

Second

15

Third

9

Fourth

1

Fifth

43

Sixth

9

Seventh

15

Eighth

4

Ninth

7

Tenth

11

Eleventh

11

Twelfth

11

Thirteenth

2

Fourteenth

5

Fifteenth

15

Sixteenth

3

Seventeenth

2

Eighteenth

1

Nineteenth

15

Twentieth

2

Twenty-first

6

Twenty-second

2

Twenty-third

13

Twenty-fourth

5

Twenty-fifth

2

Twenty-sixth

3

Twenty-seventh

7

Twenty-eighth

2

Twenty-ninth

5

Thirtieth

3

Thirty-first

11

Thirty-second

21

Thirty-third

2

Thirty-fourth

1

Thirty-fifth

4

Thirty-sixth

7

Thirty-seventh

2

Thirty-eighth

26

Thirty-ninth

5

Fortieth

3

Forty-first

2

Forty-second

2

Forty-third

7

Forty-fourth

2

Forty-fifth

9

Forty-sixth

2

Forty-seventh

5

Forty-eighth

2

Forty-ninth

4

Fiftieth

7

Fifty-first

4

Fifty-second

4

Fifty-third

4

Fifty-fourth

1

Fifty-fifth

1

Fifty-sixth

3

Fifty-seventh

2

Fifty-eighth

2

Fifty-ninth

1

Sixtieth

2

(a.1) Interim judgeship.--(Expired).

(a.2) Fifteenth Judicial District.--(Expired).

(b) Single county districts.--In single county judicial districts the court of common pleas of the district shall be known as the "Court of Common Pleas of (the respective) County."

(c) Multicounty districts.--In multicounty judicial districts the court of common pleas of the district shall be known as the "Court of Common Pleas of the (respective) Judicial District." There shall be a separate branch of the court in each county comprising the judicial district.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.