This section outlines the jurisdiction and appellate procedures of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, including original jurisdiction over specific cases like habeas corpus and mandamus, as well as rules for reviewing final orders from lower courts. It details how appeals from the Superior and Commonwealth Courts can be allowed and processed. The law also addresses procedures for improvident appeals and the role of petitions for allowance of appeal.
The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction over cases such as habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition to lower courts, and quo warranto against statewide officers.
No, appeals from these courts require a petition for allowance of appeal, which must be granted by two Supreme Court justices.
If an appeal is improvidently taken, the court treats the papers as a petition for allowance of appeal, and it is considered duly filed.
Yes, final orders from the Superior and Commonwealth Courts can only be appealed to the Supreme Court if the court grants permission through a petition for allowance of appeal.