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superior court of pennsylvania wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 jurisdiction 2 appeals to the superior court 3 opinions 4 controversy 5 judges toggle judges subsection 5 1 senior judges 6 see also 7 references 8 external links toggle the table of contents superior court of pennsylvania add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia appellate court in pennsylvania us superior court of pennsylvania jurisdiction pennsylvania united states except those cases which involve decisions of governmental agencies public sector legal questions actions to which the commonwealth is a party other than criminal cases or actions to which a not for profit private corporation is a party all of which are appealed instead to the commonwealth court location harrisburg headquarters philadelphia pittsburgh composition method statewide partisan election with possible retention at term expiration vacancies are filled via appointment by the governor authorized by penn const art v 3 42 pa cons stat 541 44 appeals to supreme court of pennsylvania appeals from court of common pleas judge term length 10 years number of positions 15 website pennsylvania courts president judge currently anne lazarus since january 7 2024 1 the superior court of pennsylvania is one of two pennsylvania intermediate appellate courts the other being the commonwealth court of pennsylvania it is based in harrisburg jurisdiction edit the superior court hears appeals in criminal and most civil cases from the courts of common pleas and on matters involving children and families 2 most appeals are decided on the submission of briefs only however when the parties request oral argument those sessions are usually heard by panels of three judges sitting in philadelphia harrisburg or pittsburgh but the court also hears some appeals en banc i e with nine judges 2 sometimes special argument panels sit in other counties around the commonwealth although different panels of three judges may sit to hear appeals there is only one superior court that is pennsylvania is not divided into appellate territories appeals to the superior court edit appeals to the superior court of pennsylvania are governed by the pennsylvania rules of appellate procedure pa r a p 3 there are generally speaking three kinds of orders from which appeals may be taken to the superior court from pennsylvania s lower courts 4 final orders pa r a p 341 collateral orders pa r a p 313 and interlocutory appeals as of right pa r a p 311 if the superior court questions the appealability of an order from which an appeal has been taken they will direct the appellant to show cause within ten days why the appeal should not be quashed appeals to the superior court are initiated by filing a notice of appeal in the trial court 5 it s important to note that issues not raised in the trial court cannot be raised for the first time on appeal green v green 69 a 3d 282 287 pa super 2013 once the trial court receives the notice of appeal they are tasked with writing an opinion in support of the order from which the appeal has been taken 6 directing the court s prothonotary to transmit what is known as the original record a chronological omnibus of all filings entered on the docket from the initiation of the case to the present i t is black letter law in this jurisdiction that an appellate court cannot consider anything which is not part of the record in the case commonwealth v martz 926 a 2d 514 524 pa super 2007 along with the trial court s opinion to the prothonotary of the superior court and directing the appellant to file a concise statement of matters complained of on appeal if they have not done so already once the superior court s prothonotary receives the original record and trial court opinion a briefing schedule is issued to the parties 7 opinions edit the superior court of pennsylvania is highly prolific publishing on average between 10 25 precedential rulings each week 8 unpublished rulings which do not generate new precedent are referred to as non precedential memoranda the superior court is known for writing their opinions in verdana and preferring that submissions by the parties be written in this font as well 9 the superior court is also known for correcting punctuation capitalization and grammar when quoting from the opinions of lower courts setting a high standard for courts throughout pennsylvania and displaying the superior court s close attention to even the smallest details of the cases before them controversy edit in 2013 former pennsylvania supreme court justice joan orie melvin was convicted of misusing her superior court staff during the time she served as a superior court judge from 1998 to 2010 to aid in her campaign to the pennsylvania supreme court first in her failed campaign in 2003 and then again during her successful campaign in 2009 orie melvin was sentenced to three years house arrest with the exception that she could leave her house to attend church and work in a soup kitchen and two years of probation 10 judge lester g nauhaus also ordered orie melvin to send a note of apology written on a photograph of herself in handcuffs to every judge in the state over 500 as well as apology letters to her staff and to pay 55 000 in fines and court costs 11 in 2020 judge paul b matey of the u s court of appeals for the 3rd circuit affirmed her conviction writing that orie melvin was prosecuted for misusing tax dollars for private benefit and that she had required superior court employees during the workday and using public resources to write letters to republican party officials draft political speeches fill out political questionnaires prepare campaign fundraising and expense reports and write thank you notes to campaign donors 12 judges edit superior court judges are elected in statewide elections the term of a superior court judge is 10 years after serving 10 years judges may hold their seats if they win a retention vote voters have the right to retain or reject vote out of office superior court judges in pennsylvania superior court judges must retire from active service at the age of 75 they may serve as senior judges though as approved by the pennsylvania supreme court name 13 born start 14 term ends mandatory retirement a party law school anne lazarus president judge 1952 11 12 november 12 1952 age 73 january 4 2010 b 2029 2027 democratic temple mary jane bowes 1954 07 18 july 18 1954 age 72 january 7 2002 2031 2029 republican pittsburgh jack panella 1955 05 04 may 4 1955 age 71 january 5 2004 2033 2030 democratic columbus judith olson 1957 10 19 october 19 1957 age 68 january 4 2010 2029 2032 republican duquesne victor stabile 1957 09 14 september 14 1957 age 69 january 6 2014 2033 2032 republican dickinson alice beck dubow 1959 03 25 march 25 1959 age 67 january 4 2016 2035 2034 democratic penn deborah kunselman 1967 09 24 september 24 1967 age 58 january 1 2018 2027 2042 democratic notre dame carolyn nichols 1955 09 04 september 4 1955 age 71 january 1 2018 2027 2030 democratic temple mary murray 1970 07 06 july 6 1970 age 56 january 1 2018 2027 2045 republican duquesne maria mclaughlin 1966 05 27 may 27 1966 age 60 january 1 2018 2027 2041 democratic widener megan king 1969 12 08 december 8 1969 age 56 january 6 2020 2029 2044 republican pittsburgh megan sullivan 1971 10 19 october 19 1971 age 54 january 3 2022 2031 2046 republican temple jill beck 1979 10 16 october 16 1979 age 46 january 1 2024 2033 2054 democratic duquesne timika lane 1972 10 05 october 5 1972 age 53 january 1 2024 2033 2047 democratic rutgers camden brandon neuman 1981 11 01 november 1 1981 age 44 january 5 2026 2035 2056 democratic duquesne judges must retire by the last day december 31 of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 75 15 elected president judge on january 7 2024 senior judges edit name 13 born party law school correale stevens a president judge emeritus 1946 10 06 october 6 1946 age 79 republican dickinson kate elliott b president judge emerita 1949 06 08 june 8 1949 age 77 democratic duquesne john bender c president judge emeritus 1948 11 06 november 6 1948 age 77 republican duquesne judge stevens was a former associate justice of the pennsylvania supreme court 2013 2016 served as judge of the superior court from december 31 1989 2017 served as judge of the superior court from january 5 2002 december 31 2023 became senior judge of the superior court on january 1 2024 see also edit pennsylvania portal references edit judge anne lazarus elected president judge of pennsylvania superior court pdf january 2 2024 1 2 learn unified judicial system of pennsylvania retrieved august 31 2020 pennsylvania code www pacodeandbulletin gov retrieved july 25 2025 210 pa code chapter 3 orders from which appeals may be taken www pacodeandbulletin gov retrieved july 25 2025 210 pa code chapter 9 appeals from lower courts www pacodeandbulletin gov retrieved july 25 2025 210 pa code rule 1925 opinion in support of order www pacodeandbulletin gov retrieved july 25 2025 210 pa code rule 2185 service and filing of briefs www pacodeandbulletin gov retrieved july 25 2025 court opinions superior court courts unified judicial system of pennsylvania www pacourts us 210 pa code rule 124 form of documents number of copies to be filed www pacodeandbulletin gov retrieved july 25 2025 ex pa justice melvin gets house arrest and probation 90 5 wesa www wesa fm retrieved july 25 2025 convicted former justice orie melvin sentenced to house arrest apology notes ballotpedia ballotpedia org retrieved july 25 2025 ex pa supreme court justice joan orie melvin loses federal appeal of her criminal convictions pennlive com www pennlive com retrieved july 25 2025 1 2 superior court judges unified judicial system of pennsylvania pennsylvania superior court ceremonial sessions volume 3 pdf historical society of superior court of pennsylvania constitution of pennsylvania www legis state pa us external links edit superior court of pennsylvania unified judicial system of pennsylvania superior court judges recent superior court of pennsylvania cases by judge and topic v t e state intermediate appellate courts in the united states alabama civil criminal alaska arizona arkansas 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