common pleas: Pennsylvania Prothonotary -- What Is A Prothonotary?
- 03/12/08 10:14 AM
If you are new to Pennsylvania, one of the office titles you will surely encounter eventually at the county level is that of the Prothonotary. Most people have the same reaction to the term the Harry S Truman is suppose have said upon being introduced to a Prothonotary, "What the hell is a Prothonotary?" and who was said to have later added that it was the most impressive-sounding political title he ever heard.The Prothonotary is an elected Constitutional office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The word "Prothonotary" is a Greek and Latin term meaning "First Scribe." The Prothonotary is the Clerk (1 comments)
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