Talk:Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Term "Commonwealth"
Could someone clarify the term "commonwealth" for this topic? I knew it formerly only in relation to the British Isles, Canada, Australia and a handful of other former British colonies but have meanwhile read through Commonwealth_%28United_States%29 (a useful link for this article perhaps?)

I'm just wondering if there is any fundamental difference as opposed to "State Courts" ?

--Martixer 21:03, 21 June 2006 (UTC)


 * This is called the Commonwealth Court because Pennsylvania is one of 5 US States that are technically Commonwealths. I don't think this needs to be addressed in the article. --RedShiftPA (talk) 23:53, 10 December 2007 (UTC)


 * It is called the Commonwealth Court because that is the name given to it Article 5, Section 4 of the Pennsylvania Constitution. Why the writers of the constitution chose this particular name is anyone's guess, but RedShiftPA is probably on the right path; Pennsylvania calls itself a "commonwealth," not a "state" (along with Massachusetts, Virginia, and Kentucky).  However, this distinction has no real effect beyond the name itself.  The 4 "commonwealths" are no different - in their judiciary or otherwise - from the other 46 "states." --Msl5046 (talk) 19:11, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

Judges
There needs to be articles on these judges. I will work on that over the next few months.--RedShiftPA (talk) 23:53, 10 December 2007 (UTC)


 * There still need to be articles on judges of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, and also a category for the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, just like the Superior Court and the Supreme Court. Here is a list of the judges and senior judges, from the court's official web site.


 * Dan Pellegrini
 * James Gardner Colins
 * Bernard L. McGinley
 * Rochelle S. Friedman
 * Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter
 * Keith B. Quigley
 * Renée Cohn Jubelirer
 * Wesley Oler, Jr.
 * Robert "Robin" Simpson
 * Mary Hannah Leavitt
 * P. Kevin Brobson
 * Patricia A. McCullough
 * Anne E. Covey

Any editor is free to work on creating articles as needed. --DThomsen8 (talk) 16:09, 6 May 2012 (UTC)