Pennsylvania § 2731 Prothonotary

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 2731 — Prothonotary

Pennsylvania § 2731

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART II

Ch. 27OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE COURT

Subch.PROTHONOTARIES

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Bluebook

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2731 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--In each county of this Commonwealth there shall be one prothonotary for the court of common pleas, who shall be known as the "Prothonotary of (the respective) County."

(b)Multicounty judicial districts.--In multicounty judicial districts the prothonotary shall be the prothonotary of the branch of the court of common pleas established for the county.

(c)Philadelphia.--In the first judicial district there shall be one prothonotary for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and the Philadelphia Municipal Court, who shall be known as the "Prothonotary of Philadelphia."

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(a) General rule.--In each county of this Commonwealth there shall be one prothonotary for the court of common pleas, who shall be known as the "Prothonotary of (the respective) County."

(b) Multicounty judicial districts.--In multicounty judicial districts the prothonotary shall be the prothonotary of the branch of the court of common pleas established for the county.

(c) Philadelphia.--In the first judicial district there shall be one prothonotary for the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and the Philadelphia Municipal Court, who shall be known as the "Prothonotary of Philadelphia."