42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 931

Section 931(a) gives the Courts of Common Pleas unlimited original jurisdiction over all actions and proceedings.

Carr v. Rose · filed 1997-10-09(a)

The Courts of Common Pleas have unlimited original jurisdiction of all actions and proceedings. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 931(a) (1996).

Section 931(a) gives Pennsylvania courts of common pleas unlimited original jurisdiction over all actions and proceedings unless exclusive original jurisdiction is vested in another Commonwealth court.

BELFI v. BANCORP · filed 2023-07-24(a)

That court’s jurisdiction is established by 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 931, which provides: ... The statutes Belfi cites do not strip the Court of Common Pleas of its subject matter jurisdiction under § 931.

Section 931(a) gives Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas unlimited original jurisdiction over actions and proceedings not assigned by statute to another state court.

EL, TR v. MOORE · filed 2023-12-14(a)

The Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas have “unlimited original jurisdiction of all actions and proceedings” that are not otherwise vested in a different state court by statute. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 931(a). Civil ejectment actions are handled by the county court where the land in question is located. Pa. R. Civ. P. 1052. Therefore, a Court of Common Pleas judge granting a motion regarding civil ejectment actions within their county would be acting both within his jurisdiction and carrying out a function normally performed by a judge. Accordingly, Absolute Judicial Immunity applies to Judge Moore.

Section 931(a) gives Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas unlimited original jurisdiction over actions and proceedings not assigned by statute to another state court.

SMITH v. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA · filed 2024-12-20(a)

The Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas have “unlimited original jurisdiction of all actions and proceedings” that are not otherwise vested in a different state court by statute. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 931(a). Judicial Defendants had jurisdiction to hear, rule upon, and enter orders in the cases that were before them.

Section 931(a) gives Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas unlimited original jurisdiction over legal proceedings, subject to specified exceptions.

TAGGART · filed 2025-11-24(a)

The Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas have unlimited original jurisdiction over all legal proceedings in the Commonwealth, with a few exceptions not relevant here.

Section 931(a) broadly grants jurisdiction to Pennsylvania courts of common pleas.

White v. Walsh · filed 2026-02-19(a)

Nothing in the Administrative Order, however, alters the Pennsylvania legislature’s broad grant of jurisdiction to the courts of common pleas. See 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 931(a); Commonwealth v. Bethea, 828 A.2d 1066, 1074 (Pa. 2003).