Document Type
Article
Abstract
Under the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1968, Article V, § 5 established a single Courts of Common Pleas in each judicial district. Previously, there had been a variety of separate trial courts in Pennsylvania, e.g., common pleas, county courts, orphans, juvenile, oyer and terminer, etc. Under the new Constitution, all courts were merged into a single court of common pleas. In larger counties, like Philadelphia and Allegheny County, a separate family division consists of an Adult and Juvenile divisions.
Repository Citation
Fishman, J., & Caldwell, R. (2023). The History of Pennsylvania Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure (2005-2022). Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 45 (2). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/law-faculty-scholarship/168