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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 952

 Status of court divisions.

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§ 952.  Status of court divisions.

The divisions of a court of common pleas are administrative units composed of those judges of the court responsible for the transaction of specified classes of the business of the court. In a court of common pleas having two or more divisions each division of the court is vested with the full jurisdiction of the whole court, but the business of the court may be allocated among the divisions of the court by or pursuant to general rules.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case: Hollman v. Hollman
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Hollman v. Hollman (1985) pa · cites it 2× “In a court of common pleas having two or more divisions each division of the court is vested with the full jurisdiction of the whole court but the business of the court may be allocated among the divisions of the court by or pursuant to general rules.”
In Re Estate of Freedman (1982) pasuperct · cites it 3× “Applying this to the current case, appellants contend that the Civil Division could invoke the jurisdiction of the Orphans’ Court and the Orphans’ Court could invoke the jurisdiction of the Civil Division.”
In Re Estate of Hall (1987) pa “42 Pa.C.S. § 952. Appellants now argue that failure to transfer the matter back to the Civil Division was an abuse of discretion.”
Commonwealth v. Johnson (1995) pa “In this case, the Superior Court found that section 952 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 952, which provides: The divisions of a court of common pleas are administrative units composed of those judges of the court responsible for the transaction of specified classes of…”
In re C.S.M.F. (2014) pasuperct · cites it 2× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 952. The statute discussing the status of common pleas courts of two or more divisions provides as follows: § 952.”
Baskin & Sears v. Edward J. Boyle Co. (1984) pa · cites it 2× “142, § 2, 42 Pa.C.S. § 952, states, "The divisions of a court of common pleas are administrative units composed of those judges of the court responsible for the transaction of specified classes of the business *67 of the court.”
In Re Quick (1989) pa “No contrary rule has been promulgated in Allegheny County, pursuant to the Schedule to Judiciary, to remove this matter from Orphans’ Court.”
Neyman, F. v. Buckley, F. (2016) pasuperct “42 Pa.C.S. § 952. The Schedule to Article 5 of the 1968 Pennsylvania Constitution pertains to Philadelphia and states: (q) The court of common pleas through the family court division of the court of common pleas shall exercise jurisdiction in the following matters: (i) Domestic…”
In Re: Estate of J.F. Pancari, Sr., K.D. Gazda v. Scott Twp. Police Pension Fund (2017) pacommwct · cites it 2× “…two or more divisions each division of the court is vested with the full jurisdiction of the whole court. . . .” 42 Pa.C.S. §952. PAM - 8”
Guerin v. Guerin (1982) pasuperct “Therefore any division would have jurisdiction of the assumpsit action brought here by Regina, regardless of whether it was the division to which this type of case had been administratively assigned. Moreover, under Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas General Regulation 73-1…”
Estate of Gilbert (1985) pa “In a court of common pleas having two or more divisions each division of the court is vested with the full discretion of the whole court, but the business of the court may be allocated among the divisions of the court by or pursuant to general rules.”
Commonwealth v. Reed (1994) pasuperct “In our view, there are several sources of support for such an interpretation, including: (1) Article V, section 5 of our state Constitution, which establishes ■ a single court of common pleas for each judicial district; (2) section 952 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 952,…”
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