42 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 7 - Jurisdiction Of Appellate Courts

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  General Provisions

• Section 701 - Scope Of Subchapter
  (a) General rule.--The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to all courts of this Commonwealth, including the courts of common pleas when sitting as...
• Section 702 - Interlocutory Orders
  (a) Appeals authorized by law.--An appeal authorized by law from an interlocutory order in a matter shall be taken to the appellate court having...
• Section 702.1 - Expedited Appeals In Eminent Domain Proceedings
  When a court in an eminent domain proceeding rules on preliminary objections to a declaration of taking and is of the opinion that the...
• Section 703 - Place And Form Of Filing Appeals
  Appeals, petitions for review, petitions for permission to appeal and petitions for allowance of appeal shall be filed in such office and in such...
• Section 704 - Waiver Of Objections To Jurisdiction
  (a) General rule.--The failure of an appellee to file an objection to the jurisdiction of an appellate court within such time as may be...
• Section 705 - Transfers Between Intermediate Appellate Courts
  The Superior Court and the Commonwealth Court shall have power pursuant to general rules, on their own motion or upon petition of any party,...
• Section 706 - Disposition Of Appeals
  An appellate court may affirm, modify, vacate, set aside or reverse any order brought before it for review, and may remand the matter and...
• Section 707 - Lien Of Judgments For Money
  Any judgment or other order of the Supreme Court, the Superior Court or the Commonwealth Court for the payment of money shall not be...
• Section 708 - Improvident Administrative Appeals And Other Matters
  (a) General rule.--No objection to a governmental determination shall be defeated by reason of error in the form of the objection or the office...

Subchapter B.  Jurisdiction of Supreme Court

• Section 721 - Original Jurisdiction
  The Supreme Court shall have original but not exclusive jurisdiction of all cases of: (1) Habeas corpus. (2) Mandamus or prohibition to courts of...
• Section 722 - Direct Appeals From Courts Of Common Pleas
  The Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of the courts of common pleas in the following classes of cases:...
• Section 723 - Appeals From Commonwealth Court
  (a) General rule.--The Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of the Commonwealth Court entered in any matter which was...
• Section 724 - Allowance Of Appeals From Superior And Commonwealth Courts
  (a) General rule.--Except as provided by section 9781(f) (relating to limitation on additional appellate review), final orders of the Superior Court and final orders...
• Section 725 - Direct Appeals From Constitutional And Judicial Agencies
  The Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of the following constitutional and judicial agencies: (1) Legislative Reapportionment Commission. (2)...
• Section 726 - Extraordinary Jurisdiction
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Supreme Court may, on its own motion or upon petition of any party, in any matter pending...
• Section 727 - Special Tribunal
  (a) General rule.--A justice seeking review of a decision of the Court of Judicial Discipline pursuant to section 18 of Article V of the...

Subchapter C.  Jurisdiction of Superior Court

• Section 741 - Original Jurisdiction
  The Superior Court shall have no original jurisdiction, except in cases of mandamus and prohibition to courts of inferior jurisdiction where such relief is...
• Section 742 - Appeals From Courts Of Common Pleas
  The Superior Court shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction of all appeals from final orders of the courts of common pleas, regardless of the nature...

Subchapter D.  Jurisdiction of Commonwealth Court

• Section 761 - Original Jurisdiction
  (a) General rule.--The Commonwealth Court shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions or proceedings: (1) Against the Commonwealth government, including any officer thereof,...
• Section 762 - Appeals From Courts Of Common Pleas
  (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the Commonwealth Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of the courts of...
• Section 763 - Direct Appeals From Government Agencies
  (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the Commonwealth Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of government agencies in...
• Section 764 - Election Contests And Other Matters
  The Commonwealth Court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of: (1) Contested nominations and elections of the second class under the act of June 3,...

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