Pennsylvania § 2501 Appearance in person or by counsel

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 2501 — Appearance in person or by counsel

Pennsylvania § 2501

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART II

Ch. 25REPRESENTATION OF LITIGANTS

Subch.GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2501 (2026).

Text

(a)Civil matters.--In all civil matters before any tribunal every litigant shall have a right to be heard, by himself and his counsel, or by either of them.

(b)Criminal matters.--In all criminal prosecutions the accused has a right to be heard by himself and his counsel.

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