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=== 1722 - pres. Court of common pleas === | === 1722 - pres. Court of common pleas === | ||
The court of common pleas and the orphans' court were closely allied and had the same judges, but they were distinct in practice. These courts had countywide jurisdiction over criminal and civil cases including real estate, bankruptcy, tax collection, naturalization, and divorce. As an example of these records, the library has ''Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas (Cumberland County), Appearance Dockets, 1769-1905; Adsecturm Index, 1750-1894 ''(on 40 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|420384|title-id|disp=1010167}}); and Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas (Cumberland County), ''Divorce Decrees, 1810-1905'' (Family History Library films {{FHL|420339|title-id|disp=1011472}}-84). In 1968, the court of common pleas greatly expanded its jurisdiction by emcompassing the courts of oyer and terminer and general jail delivery, the court of quarter sessions of the peace, and the orphans' court, becoming the primary county-level court in Pennsylvania.<br> | The court of common pleas and the orphans' court were closely allied and had the same judges, but they were distinct in practice. These courts had countywide jurisdiction over criminal and civil cases including real estate, bankruptcy, tax collection, naturalization, and divorce. As an example of these records, the library has ''Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas (Cumberland County), Appearance Dockets, 1769-1905; Adsecturm Index, 1750-1894 ''(on 40 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|420384|title-id|disp=1010167}}); and Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas (Cumberland County), ''Divorce Decrees, 1810-1905'' (Family History Library films {{FHL|420339|title-id|disp=1011472}}-84). The filing clerk for civil actions historically associated with this court is known as the Prothonotary in most counties. In 1968, the court of common pleas greatly expanded its jurisdiction by emcompassing the courts of oyer and terminer and general jail delivery, the court of quarter sessions of the peace, and the orphans' court, becoming the primary county-level court in Pennsylvania.<br> | ||
=== 1722 - pres. Supreme court === | === 1722 - pres. Supreme court === | ||