§ 761. Original jurisdiction. (a) General rule.–The Commonwealth Court shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions or proceedings: (1) Against the Commonwealth government, including any officer thereof, acting in his official capacity, except: (i) actions or proceedings in the nature of applications for a writ of habeas corpus or post-conviction relief not ancillary to […]
§ 762. Appeals from courts of common pleas. (a) General rule.–Except as provided in subsection (b), the Commonwealth Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of the courts of common pleas in the following cases: (1) Commonwealth civil cases.–All civil actions or proceedings: (i) Original jurisdiction of which is vested in another […]
§ 763. Direct appeals from government agencies. (a) General rule.–Except as provided in subsection (c), the Commonwealth Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from final orders of government agencies in the following cases: (1) All appeals from Commonwealth agencies under Subchapter A of Chapter 7 of Title 2 (relating to judicial review of Commonwealth […]
§ 764. Election contests and other matters. The Commonwealth Court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of: (1) Contested nominations and elections of the second class under the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the “Pennsylvania Election Code.” (2) All matters arising in the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth relating to […]
