{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-721","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 721","heading":"Original jurisdiction.","body":"The Supreme Court shall have original but not exclusive jurisdiction of all cases of:\n(1) Habeas corpus.\n(2) Mandamus or prohibition to courts of inferior jurisdiction.\n(3) Quo warranto as to any officer of Statewide jurisdiction.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART II ORGANIZATION","SUBPART A COURTS AND MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES","ARTICLE B APPELLATE COURTS","CHAPTER 7 JURISDICTION OF APPELLATE COURTS","SUBCHAPTER B JURISDICTION OF SUPREME COURT"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=7\u0026sctn=21\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"712ebb1ecce40fa9f6e704c1b5991fee861dd39eecdf2c18d086c4ec6ea2bfc9","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-708","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-722"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}