Pennsylvania Code
Title 207 - JUDICIAL CONDUCT
Part IV - COURT OF JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE
Article IV - INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES
Chapter 21 - INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 101 - Classification of Judges

Universal Citation: 207 PA Code ยง 101

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(A) Judges who are serving a term of office which has not expired shall be classified as Active Members or Judges. Those Judges whose terms have expired, but who must continue to participate in a hearing in accordance with Article V, § 18(b)(2), shall be classified as Participating Former Members or Judges.

(B)The phrase ''any hearing in progress'' as used in Article V, § 18(b)(2) refers to a trial on the merits (not a pretrial matter) in which the Court has heard testimony from at least the first witness.

(C)The requirement that a judge continue to participate in ''any hearing in progress'' as used in Article V, (b)(2) does not apply to any matter on remand from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In the event of a remand, the then Active Members or Judges shall preside over the matter.

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