# 42 Pa.C.S. § 911: Courts of common pleas > Pennsylvania · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S911 ## Section - **Citation:** 42 Pa.C.S. § 911 - **Heading:** Courts of common pleas - **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** PA Code / Title 42 / Chapter 9 / Section 911 ## Text (a) General rule.--There shall be one court of common pleas for each judicial district of this Commonwealth consisting of the following number of judges: Number of Judges Judicial District First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth Fifteenth Sixteenth Seventeenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty-first Twenty-second Twenty-third Twenty-fourth Twenty-fifth Twenty-sixth Twenty-seventh Twenty-eighth Twenty-ninth Thirtieth Thirty-first Thirty-second Thirty-third Thirty-fourth Thirty-fifth Thirty-sixth Thirty-seventh Thirty-eighth Thirty-ninth Fortieth Forty-first Forty-second Forty-third Forty-fourth Forty-fifth Forty-sixth Forty-seventh Forty-eighth Forty-ninth Fiftieth Fifty-first Fifty-second Fifty-third Fifty-fourth Fifty-fifth Fifty-sixth Fifty-seventh Fifty-eighth Fifty-ninth Sixtieth (a.1) Interim judgeship.--(Expired). (a.2) Fifteenth Judicial District.--(Expired). (b) Single county districts.--In single county judicial districts the court of common pleas of the district shall be known as the "Court of Common Pleas of (the respective) County." (c) Multicounty districts.--In multicounty judicial districts the court of common pleas of the district shall be known as the "Court of Common Pleas of the (respective) Judicial District." There shall be a separate branch of the court in each county comprising the judicial district. (Nov. 26, 1978, P.L.1264, No.301, eff. imd.; July 10, 1980, P.L.513, No.106; Apr. 8, 1982, P.L.292, No.82; July 10, 1984, P.L.708, No.150, eff. imd.; Dec. 22, 1986, P.L.1744, No.213, eff. 60 days; May 13, 1987, P.L.15, No.6, eff. imd.; Dec. 7, 1990, P.L.619, No.159, eff. imd.; Feb. 14, 1997, P.L.3, No.2, eff. imd.; Dec. 15, 1998, P.L.949, No.126; Dec. 20, 2000, P.L.742, No.105, eff. imd.; June 22, 2001, P.L.388, No.28, eff. imd.; Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1705, No.215, eff. imd.; Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1703, No.217, eff. imd.; Oct. 9, 2008, P.L.1352, No.98, eff. imd.; Nov. 23, 2010, P.L.1137, No.114, eff. 60 days; Oct. 30, 2017, P.L.802, No.49, eff. imd.; Dec. 14, 2023, P.L.435, No.58, eff. imd.) 2023 Amendment. Act 58 amended subsec. (a). See section 2 of Act 58 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability. 2017 Amendment. See section 3 of Act 49 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability. 2014 Expiration. Subsection (a.2) expired January 6, 2014. See Act 114 of 2010. 2010 Amendment. Act 114 added subsec. (a.2). 2008 Amendment. See section 8 of Act 98 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to the selection of additional judges. 2004 Amendment. See section 5 of Act 217 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to election of additional judges. 2002 Amendment. See section 7 of Act 215 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to election of additional judges. 2002 Expiration. Subsec. (a.1) expired January 8, 2002. See Act 28 of 2001. 2001 Amendment. See sections 2 and 3 of Act 28 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to election of additional judges and legislative findings. 2000 Amendment. See section 7 of Act 105 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to election of additional judges. 1998 Amendment. Act 126 amended the entire section, effective immediately as to subsec. (a) and January 1, 1999, as to the remainder of the section. Section 12 of Act 126 provided that the new judgeship for the fifty-second district added by the amendment of subsec. (a) shall be created on January 3, 2000, and shall be initially filled by election at the 1999 municipal election. 1997 Amendment. See section 2 of Act 2 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to the election of additional judges. 1990 Amendment the section. Section 12 of Act 126 provided that the new judgeship for the fifty-second district added by the amendment of subsec. (a) shall be created on January 3, 2000, and shall be initially filled by election at the 1999 municipal election. 1997 Amendment. See section 2 of Act 2 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to the election of additional judges. 1990 Amendment. See sections 2 and 3 of Act 159 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to judgeships in First Judicial District and filling of new judgeships. 1984 Amendment. See section 3 of Act 150 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to election of additional judges. 1978 Amendment. See section 4 of Act 301 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to election of additional judges. ## Nearby sections - [42 Pa.C.S. § 9 Severability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S9.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 901 Judicial districts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S901.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 911 Courts of common pleas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S911.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 912 Powers of courts of common pleas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S912.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 913 Seats of courts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S913.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 914 Reimbursement for common pleas court costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S914.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 915 Proportional reduction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S915.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 916 Treatment courts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S916.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 916.1 Commerce courts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S916.1.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 917 Housing courts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S917.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 931 Original jurisdiction and venue.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S931.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 932 Appeals from minor judiciary.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S932.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 933 Appeals from government agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S933.md) - [42 Pa.C.S. § 934 Writs of certiorari.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S934.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T42_C9_S911. 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