How to Find Pennsylvania County Cases with Jenkins Member Databases

In Pennsylvania, there are only a select number of Court of Common Pleas opinions that get published each year. While there is no one place to search all county cases, Jenkins members have access to three databases that include Pennsylvania county case content. If you're a member, make sure you're logged into your Jenkins account before attempting to access these databases.

The first database is Jenkins’ own Pennsylvania County Cases. This remote database contains over 100,000 trial court opinions from across the Commonwealth dating back to 1970. It offers full-text searchability, and the documents are indexed to allow for multiple field searching, including County, Opinion Year, Opinion Date, and Case Name. We collect opinions from all 67 counties, with new material being added every day.

Another database available to members remotely is LLMC Digital. LLMC Digital has a library of Pennsylvania County Reports, which contains over 50 different Pennsylvania county legal reporters in alphabetical order, from the Adams County Legal Journal to the York Legal Record. A full-text search can be run across all county reporters, within all volumes of a specific county title, or within an individual volume. Coverage varies by county, and coverage for select counties now includes recent years.

HeinOnline's State Reports for Pennsylvania provide access to select county reporters for the state. Coverage includes District and County Reports (D&C) 1st series as well as part of the 2nd series. Coverage for these county reporters is through the early 1960s.

In addition to the databases mentioned above, Pennsylvania county cases may be available in other resources at Jenkins, including through the library's Lexis and Westlaw computers (in-person only), in current print reporters, or even as attached to appellate-level records and briefs. For a full listing of where to find Pennsylvania county decisions, see our Pennsylvania Cases - Trial Level research guide.

Though the availability of county decisions continues to grow, many decisions are not published and must be obtained from the court. Need help looking for a particular opinion? Contact our Reference Librarians at 215-574-1505 or research@jenkinslaw.org.

Pennsylvania County Cases and LLMC Digital are membership databases available to all Jenkins members. HeinOnline is available to most Jenkins members.