{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-2501","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 2501","heading":"Appearance in person or by counsel.","body":"(a) Civil matters.--In all civil matters before any tribunal every litigant shall have a right to be heard, by himself and his counsel, or by either of them.\n(b) Criminal matters.--In all criminal prosecutions the accused has a right to be heard by himself and his counsel.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART II ORGANIZATION","SUBPART B OTHER STRUCTURAL PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 25 REPRESENTATION OF LITIGANTS","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=25\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"22da2927f679a60a54227775ae3790361a3df96bc4a914b04b7f4562d52a4c43","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-2397","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-2502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}