Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

Pa. R.A.P. 3735 (2026)

Jury Trials.

✓ current as of May 2026

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Rule 3735. Jury Trials.

Upon notice from the Commonwealth Court that a matter in that Court is to be tried by jury, the court of common pleas of a county in which the matter is to be tried shall provide courtroom facilities and a jury. The matter shall be tried as a Commonwealth Court case at such time as the president judge of the designated court of common pleas and the President Judge of the Commonwealth Court shall agree.

Official Note

The judge who presides over the trial of such a Commonwealth Court case will be a judge assigned under Rule 3731 (assignment of judge), who may be either a judge of the Commonwealth Court or another judge (whether or not of the judicial district which provides the jury) temporarily assigned to the Commonwealth Court pursuant to Rule 701 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration (assignment of judges to courts). See also note to Rule 3731 (assignment of judge).

Source

The provisions of this Rule 3735 amended March 7, 1978, effective April 1, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 824; amended December 11, 1978, effective December 30, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 3802; amended January 17, 2020, effective immediately upon publication, 50 Pa.B. 651. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (377829).

Cross References

This rule cited in 210 Pa. Code § 67.5 (relating to duty rosters—location of proceedings).