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Chapter 11: Appeals from Commonwealth Court and Superior Court

Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure – 2026

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Chapter 1: General Provisions Chapter 3: Orders from Which Appeals May Be Taken Chapter 5: Persons Who May Take or Participate in Appeals Chapter 7: Courts to Which Appeals Shall Be Taken Chapter 9: Appeals from Lower Courts Chapter 11: Appeals from Commonwealth Court and Superior Court Chapter 13: Interlocutory Appeals by Permission Chapter 15: Judicial Review of Governmental Determinations Chapter 16: Specialized Review Chapter 17: Effect of Appeals; Supersedeas and Stays Chapter 19: Preparation and Transmission of Record and Related Matters Chapter 21: Briefs and Reproduced Record Chapter 23: Sessions and Argument Chapter 25: Post-submission Proceedings Chapter 27: Fees and Costs in Appellate Courts and on Appeal Chapter 31: Business of the Courts Generally Chapter 33: Business of the Supreme Court Chapter 35: Business of the Superior Court Chapter 37: Business of the Commonwealth Court Chapter 38: Appeals Pursuant to Section 3206 of the Abortion Control Act Chapter 39: Appeals Pursuant to Adoption Act Chapter 40: Appeals Arising Under the Pennsylvania Code of Military Justice Chapter 51: Provisions of Law Saved and Abrogated
Rule 1101 Appeals as of Right from the Commonwealth Court Rule 1102 Improvident Appeals Rule 1103 Improvident Petitions for Allowance of Appeal Rule 1111 Form of Documents. Number of Copies to be Filed Rule 1112 Appeals by Allowance Rule 1113 Time for Petitioning for Allowance of Appeal Rule 1114 Standards Governing Allowance of Appeal Rule 1115 Content of the Petition for Allowance of Appeal Rule 1116 Answer to the Petition for Allowance of Appeal Rule 1121 Transmission of Papers to and Action by the Court Rule 1122 Allowance of Appeal and Transmission of Record Rule 1123 Denial of Appeal; Reconsideration