NCJ Number
12705
Date Published
1972
Length
88 pages
Annotation
DESCRIPTION OF THE COURTS, PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, FINANCES, OPINION REPORTING, THE APPELLATE PROCESS, AND AN ANALYSIS, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS WHERE PROBLEMS EXIST.
Abstract
PENNSYLVANIA HAS A THREE-TIER APPELLATE COURT STRUCTURE. THE REPORT FOCUSES ON THREE MAJOR AREAS - THE NEED FOR EACH APPELLATE COURT TO SIT IN MORE THAN ONE CITY, THE OPERATIONS OF THE PROTHONOTARY (CLERK OF THE COURT) IN THE THREE COURTS, AND THE PUBLICATION OF OPINIONS OF THE THREE COURTS.