Talk:Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Latest comment: 12 years ago by Dthomsen8 in topic Judges
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Term "Commonwealth"
editCould someone clarify the term "commonwealth" for this topic? I knew it formerly only in relation to the British Isles, Canada, Australia and a handful of other former British colonies but have meanwhile read through Commonwealth_(United_States) (a useful link for this article perhaps?)
I'm just wondering if there is any fundamental difference as opposed to "State Courts" ?
--Martixer 21:03, 21 June 2006 (UTC)
- This is called the Commonwealth Court because Pennsylvania is one of 5 US States that are technically Commonwealths. I don't think this needs to be addressed in the article. --RedShiftPA (talk) 23:53, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
- It is called the Commonwealth Court because that is the name given to it Article 5, Section 4 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. Why the writers of the constitution chose this particular name is anyone's guess, but RedShiftPA is probably on the right path; Pennsylvania calls itself a "commonwealth," not a "state" (along with Massachusetts, Virginia, and Kentucky). However, this distinction has no real effect beyond the name itself. The 4 "commonwealths" are no different - in their judiciary or otherwise - from the other 46 "states." --Msl5046 (talk) 19:11, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
Judges
editThere needs to be articles on these judges. I will work on that over the next few months.--RedShiftPA (talk) 23:53, 10 December 2007 (UTC)
- There still need to be articles on judges of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, and also a category for the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, just like the Superior Court and the Supreme Court. Here is a list of the judges and senior judges, from the court's official web site.
- Dan Pellegrini
- James Gardner Colins
- Bernard L. McGinley
- Rochelle S. Friedman
- Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter
- Keith B. Quigley
- Renée Cohn Jubelirer
- Wesley Oler, Jr.
- Robert "Robin" Simpson
- Mary Hannah Leavitt
- P. Kevin Brobson
- Patricia A. McCullough
- Anne E. Covey
Any editor is free to work on creating articles as needed. --DThomsen8 (talk) 16:09, 6 May 2012 (UTC)