{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-301","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 301","heading":"Unified judicial system.","body":"The judicial power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a unified judicial system consisting of the:\n(1) Supreme Court.\n(2) Superior Court.\n(3) Commonwealth Court.\n(4) Courts of common pleas.\n(5) Community courts.\n(6) Philadelphia Municipal Court.\n(7) Pittsburgh Magistrates Court.\n(8) Traffic Court of Philadelphia.\n(9) Magisterial district judges.\nAll courts and magisterial district judges and their jurisdiction shall be in this unified judicial system.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART II ORGANIZATION","SUBPART A COURTS AND MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES","ARTICLE A PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 3 GENERAL STRUCTURE AND POWERS","SUBCHAPTER A UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=3\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":"f02b96de05fa61f3a4ede49af2ef3113973feaee5c69f5f8959b985d673933e8","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-103","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-321"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}