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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2751 (2026)

  Clerk of the courts.

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SUBCHAPTER C

CLERKS OF THE COURTS

 

Sec.

2751.  Clerk of the courts.

2752.  Selection of clerk of the courts.

2753.  Seal.

2754.  Office of the clerk of the courts.

2755.  Staff.

2756.  Matters or documents filed in the office of the clerk of the courts.

2757.  Powers and duties of the office of the clerk of the courts.

 

Cross References.  Subchapter C is referred to in sections 102, 2738 of this title.

§ 2751.  Clerk of the courts.

(a)  General rule.--In each county of this Commonwealth there shall be a clerk of the courts for the court of common pleas who shall be known as the "Clerk of the Courts of (the respective) County."

(b)  Multicounty judicial districts.--In multicounty judicial districts the clerk of the courts shall be the clerk of the courts of the branch of the court of common pleas established for the county.

(c)  Philadelphia.--In the first judicial district there shall be a clerk of the courts for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and the Philadelphia Municipal Court, who shall be known as the "Clerk of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia."

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1982–2016 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Thompson, 136 A.3d 178 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016).
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Commonwealth v. Thompson, 136 A.3d 178 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 2751(c). 3 . The trial court did not direct Appellant to file a Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Lynch, 450 A.2d 664 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1982). “42 Pa.C.S. § 2751(c). Thus, the motions allegedly left with the law clerk were never “filed in the lower court” within the meaning of Rule 1921, and did not become part of the record as defined by that rule.”
Commonwealth v. Nixon, 457 A.2d 972 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1983). “What we have said with respect to post-verdict motions is equally applicable to motions to modify sentence: [Ljeaving motions in the judge’s chambers, or even handing a copy to the judge in the courtroom or elsewhere, does not constitute filing.”
Commonwealth v. Tedesco, 550 A.2d 796 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1988). “42 Pa.C.S. § 2751(c). Id., 311 Pa.Superior Ct.”
Berardo v. Comm'r, 54 T.C.M. 344 (Tax Ct. 1987). “8 While neither party raised the issue, our reading of the complaint for judgment filed by petitioner and of the applicable Pennsylvania laws then in effect leads us to believe that the confession of judgment was obtained by petitioner in a perfunctory proceeding, with little…”
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2751(c) — 4 cases
Commonwealth v. Thompson, 136 A.3d 178 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 2751(c). 3 . The trial court did not direct Appellant to file a Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Lynch, 450 A.2d 664 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1982). “42 Pa.C.S. § 2751(c). Thus, the motions allegedly left with the law clerk were never “filed in the lower court” within the meaning of Rule 1921, and did not become part of the record as defined by that rule.”
Commonwealth v. Nixon, 457 A.2d 972 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1983). “What we have said with respect to post-verdict motions is equally applicable to motions to modify sentence: [Ljeaving motions in the judge’s chambers, or even handing a copy to the judge in the courtroom or elsewhere, does not constitute filing.”
Commonwealth v. Tedesco, 550 A.2d 796 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1988). “42 Pa.C.S. § 2751(c). Id., 311 Pa.Superior Ct.”
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