IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MIDDLE DISTRICT

CHESTER UPLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT 

AND CHICHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, 

ON BEHALF OF THEMSELVES AND ALL 

OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED,

Appellants

v.

MICHAEL ROSSI, IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

BEAVER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND 

CATHY J. FETTER, IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

BEDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 

AND JONATHAN K. DELCOLLO IN THE 

OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF BERKS COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND ROBIN G. PATTON 

IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF BLAIR COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND DAWN CLOSE IN 

THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF BRADFORD 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AND JUDITH 

REISS IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT 

OF COMMON PLEAS OF BUCKS 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND KELLY 

FERRARI IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT 

OF COMMON PLEAS OF BUTLER 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND LISA 

CRYNOCK IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY 

AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE 

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No. 17 MAP 2023

Appeal from the Order of the 

Commonwealth Court at No. 133 

MD 2021 dated January 24, 2023
17 MAP 2023 - 2

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

CAMBRIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 

AND MARY GRACE OLAY IN THE 

OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF CAMERON 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND KAYLA 

M. SEMMEL IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY 

AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE 

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

CARBON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND 

JEREMY S. BREON IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

CENTRE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND 

DEBBIE BOOKMAN IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 

AND JEFFREY HINES IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

CLARION COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 

AND BRIAN K. SPENCER IN THE 

OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF CLEARFIELD 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND 

CYNTHIA A. LOVE IN THE OFFICIAL

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

CLINTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 

AND BARBARA N. SILVETTI IN THE 

OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF COLUMBIA 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND EMMY 

ARNETT IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT 

OF COMMON PLEAS OF CRAWFORD 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND DALE E. 

SABADISH IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY 

AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE 

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND MARY J. WALK IN 

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17 MAP 2023 - 3

THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF JUDICIAL 

SUPPORT OF THE COURT OF COMMON 

PLEAS OF DELAWARE COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND NINA CAPUZZI 

FRANKHOUSER IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

FAYETTE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 

AND DAWN M. MILLIN IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

FOREST COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND 

TIMOTHY SPONSELLER IN THE 

OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF FRANKLIN 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND PATTY 

FIX IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF FULTON COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND SUSAN K. WHITE 

IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF GREENE COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND KAY COONS IN 

THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF HUNTINGDON 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND RANDY 

DEGENKOLB IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

INDIANA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND 

TONYA S. GEIST IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 

AND LORI A. FERRY IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND 

MAURI B. KELLY IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, 

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17 MAP 2023 - 4

PENNSYLVANIA, AND JIM HADDOCK IN 

THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF LUZERNE COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND THOMAS D. HEAP 

IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF LYCOMING 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND LAURA 

ISADORE IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT 

OF COMMON PLEAS OF MCKEAN 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND TAMMY 

STUCK IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT 

OF COMMON PLEAS OF MIFFLIN 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND 

GEORGE WARDEN IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

MONROE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 

AND SUSAN N. KAUWELL IN THE 

OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF MONTOUR 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND HOLLY 

RUGGIERO IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY 

AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE 

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND JAMIE SALESKI IN 

THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF 

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND ZOE BURD IN THE 

OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF PERRY COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND DENISE 

FITZPATRICK IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

PIKE COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND 

BRIDGET MILLER IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

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17 MAP 2023 - 5

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 

AND STEPHANIE WOLF IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

SNYDER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND 

ANGIE G. SVONAVEC IN THE OFFICIAL 

CAPACITY AS THE PROTHONOTARY OF 

THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

SOMERSET COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, 

AND KELLIE CARPENTER IN THE 

OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF SULLIVAN COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND MARIE SEYMOUR 

IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF TIOGA COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND DIANE MILLER IN 

THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF UNION COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND PAULA M. PALMER 

IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF VENANGO 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND JEN 

PHILLIPS IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT 

OF COMMON PLEAS OF WARREN 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND LAURA 

HOUGH IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT 

OF COMMON PLEAS OF WASHINGTON 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND 

EDWARD SANDERCOCK IN THE 

OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF WAYNE COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND CHRISTINA 

O'BRIEN IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT 

OF COMMON PLEAS OF 

WESTMORELAND COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA, AND CINDY ADAMS IN 

THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE 

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17 MAP 2023 - 6

PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT OF 

COMMON PLEAS OF WYOMING 

COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ALLISON 

BLEW IN THE OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS 

THE PROTHONOTARY OF THE COURT 

OF COMMON PLEAS OF YORK COUNTY, 

PENNSYLVANIA,

Appellees

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ORDER

PER CURIAM DECIDED: October 18, 2023

AND NOW, this 18th day of October, 2023, the order of the Commonwealth Court 

is AFFIRMED.