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Unified judicial system - 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 301

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                                 PART II
                               ORGANIZATION

     Subpart
        A.  Courts and District Justices
        B.  Other Structural Provisions

        Enactment.  Part II was added July 9, 1976, P.L.586, No.142,
     effective 60 days from the date of final enactment of the act of
     April 28, 1978 (P.L.202, No.53).

                                SUBPART A
                       COURTS AND DISTRICT JUSTICES

     Article
        A.  Preliminary Provisions
        B.  Appellate Courts
        C.  Courts of Common Pleas
        D.  Minor Courts
        E.  District Justices
        F.  Court of Judicial Discipline

                                ARTICLE A
                          PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

     Chapter
        3.  General Structure and Powers

                                CHAPTER 3
                       GENERAL STRUCTURE AND POWERS

     Subchapter
        A.  Unified Judicial System
        B.  General Provisions Relating to Courts

        Enactment.  Chapter 3 was added July 9, 1976, P.L.586,
     No.142, effective 60 days from the date of final enactment of
     the act of April 28, 1978 (P.L.202, No.53).

                               SUBCHAPTER A
                         UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM

     Sec.
     301.  Unified judicial system.
     § 301.  Unified judicial system.
        The judicial power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a
     unified judicial system consisting of the:
            (1)  Supreme Court.
            (2)  Superior Court.
            (3)  Commonwealth Court.
            (4)  Courts of common pleas.
            (5)  Community courts.
            (6)  Philadelphia Municipal Court.
            (7)  Pittsburgh Magistrates Court.
            (8)  Traffic Court of Philadelphia.
            (9)  Magisterial district judges.
     All courts and magisterial district judges and their
     jurisdiction shall be in this unified judicial system.
     (Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)

        2004 Amendment.  See sections 28 and 29 of Act 207 in the
     appendix to this title for special provisions relating to
     applicability and construction of law.
        Cross References.  Section 301 is referred to in section 102
     of this title; section 3717 of Title 22 (Detectives and Private
     Police); section 6506 of Title 75 (Vehicles).

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