There is the U.S. Supreme Court, but what is the Pennsylvania Supreme Court?
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is the highest court in Pennsylvania. It hears criminal and civil cases only. It started in 1864. There are 7 Supreme Court Justices. On average, the court gets 3,000 requests a year to hear cases. Generally, the Supreme Court reviews,
The Appellate Procedures to reach the Supreme Court are complicated. If you are looking for a particular case, you should look at their published opinions section or if you statistics about the court you should look at their research area.Requests for discretionary appeals from the Commonwealth Court and Superior Court Direct Appeals from a lower court’s decision, including when a sentence of death is issued Requests to intervene in a lower court’s proceedings Requests to deliver a body from illegal detention