Courts in Pennsylvania

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Use the following menu choices, in order:

• State Legal Research
• Case Law : State
• Pennsylvania

Court opinions include the following:

• Pennsylvania Supreme Court from 1885
• Pennsylvania Superior Court from January 1944
• Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court from October 1970
• Philadelphia County Reporter from January 1978

Federal Courts in Pennsylvania

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
  • Search Opinions via FindLaw, from May 1994 to date
• U.S. District Courts in Pennsylvania
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, under construction, some opinions available
  • US Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

State Courts

• Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System
  • Posted Opinions
• The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, opinions posted from November 1996 to date
• The Superior Court of Pennsylvania, opinions posted from December 1997 to date
• The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, opinions posted from January 1997 to date

Local Courts

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas -- with links to county web sites, including courts.

• Centre County Court of Common Pleas