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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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:
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Number of |
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Judicial District |
Judges |
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First |
93 |
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|
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 |
|
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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 |
|
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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) Expired pursuant to 2001, June 22, P.L. 388, No. 28, § 1.
(a.2) Expired pursuant to 2010, Nov. 23, P.L. 1137, No. 114, § 1.
(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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 911. Courts of common pleas - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-42-pacsa-judiciary-and-judicial-procedure/pa-csa-sect-42-911/
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