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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2732 (2026)

 Selection of prothonotary.

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§ 2732.  Selection of prothonotary.

(a)  General rule.--The prothonotary of each county shall be selected, and may be removed, in the manner provided by the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the "Second Class County Code," or the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as "The County Code," as the case may be.

(b)  Philadelphia.--The Prothonotary of Philadelphia shall be appointed by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.

 

References in Text.  The act of August 9, 1955, P.L.323, No.130, known as The County Code, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed May 8, 2024, P.L.50, No.14. The subject matter is now contained in Title 16 (Counties).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Commonwealth Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Pettit, 586 A.2d 1021 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1991).
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Commonwealth Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Pettit, 586 A.2d 1021 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1991). “586, 42 Pa.C.S. § 2732(b), provides the court of common pleas with the authority to appoint a Prothonotary, the Prothonotary is not employed by the court, but instead by Philadelphia County.”
Com. Fed. Sav. & Loan v. Pettit, 586 A.2d 1021 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1991). “586, 42 Pa.C.S. § 2732(b), provides the court of common pleas with the authority to appoint a Prothonotary, the Prothonotary is not employed by the court, but instead by Philadelphia County.”
Laura Hough, in Her Off. Capacity as Washington Cnty. Prothonotary for the 27th Jud. Dist. v. Patrick Ryan Grimm, Esq., in His Off. Capacity as Washington Cnty. Court Adm'r for the 27th Jud. Dist. (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2025). “42 Pa.C.S. § 2732. 6 Similarly, Section 2753 and 2773 of the Judicial Code provide that each Clerk of the Courts and each Clerk of the Orphans’ Court Divisions “shall have custody of a counterpart of the seal of the court.”
42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2732(b): 2 cases
Commonwealth Fed. Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Pettit, 586 A.2d 1021 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1991). “586, 42 Pa.C.S. § 2732(b), provides the court of common pleas with the authority to appoint a Prothonotary, the Prothonotary is not employed by the court, but instead by Philadelphia County.”
Com. Fed. Sav. & Loan v. Pettit, 586 A.2d 1021 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1991). “586, 42 Pa.C.S. § 2732(b), provides the court of common pleas with the authority to appoint a Prothonotary, the Prothonotary is not employed by the court, but instead by Philadelphia County.”
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