Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas

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The Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas is a Pennsylvania state trial court of general jurisdiction that handles major civil and criminal cases, family matters, and other legal disputes within Montgomery County.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Court of Common Pleas
trial court
appealsTo Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Pennsylvania Superior Court
country United States
courtSystem Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
governingLaw Pennsylvania Constitution
Pennsylvania statutes
handlesCaseType appeals from minor courts
equity actions
family law matters
juvenile matters
major civil cases
major criminal cases
orphans’ court matters
probate matters
hasAuthority conduct jury trials
conduct non-jury trials
impose criminal sentences
issue injunctions
hasDivision Civil Division
Criminal Division
Family Division
linked to: family law division

Orphans’ Court Division
hasJudgeType Court of Common Pleas judge
judgeSelectionMethod election in Pennsylvania
jurisdiction Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
language English
levelOfCourt court of general jurisdiction
locatedIn Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
partOf Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas
publicBody yes
state Pennsylvania
subjectMatterJurisdiction civil law
criminal law
family law
juvenile law
orphan’s court matters
probate law
trialCourtOfGeneralJurisdictionFor Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

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Montgomery County Courthouse houses Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Upper Frederick Township, Pennsylvania isPartOfJudicialDistrict Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas jurisdiction
linked to: Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas