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Section 561 – Commonwealth Court

§ 561. Commonwealth Court. The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania shall consist of nine judges. (Oct. 5, 1980, P.L.693, No.142, eff. 60 days)

Section 562 – Powers of Commonwealth Court

§ 562. Powers of Commonwealth Court. The Commonwealth Court shall have power to issue, under its judicial seal, every lawful writ and process necessary or suitable for the exercise of its jurisdiction and for the enforcement of any order which it may make, including such writs and process to or to be served or enforced […]

Section 563 – Seat of court

§ 563. Seat of court. (a) Regular sessions.–The regular sessions of the Commonwealth Court shall be held at the seat of government and elsewhere as provided in subsection (b). Each judge shall be provided with suitable chambers and other facilities at the seat of government. The intention of this provision is to render the court […]

Section 564 – Evidentiary hearings

§ 564. Evidentiary hearings. In any matter which requires the taking of testimony, the President Judge of the Commonwealth Court may assign a judge of the court, or another judge temporarily assigned to the court pursuant to section 4121 (relating to assignment of judges), to sit and receive the evidence, and perform such other duties […]