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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-1043

THE COURTS

Title 201--RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

[201 PA. CODE CH. 5]

Amendment of Rule 503; No. 171; Doc. No. 1

[26 Pa.B. 2985]

Order

   Per Curiam:

   And Now, this 7th day of June, 1996, Rule 503 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration is amended to read as follows.

   To the extent that notice of proposed rulemaking would be required by Rule 103 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration or otherwise, the immediate amendment of Rule 503 is hereby found to be required in the interest of justice and efficient administration.

   This Order shall be effective September 1, 1996, and shall be processed in accordance with Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration No. 103(b).

Annex A

TITLE 201. RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 5. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS

Rule 503. Staff.

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   (b)  Other appointments. Subject to the approval of the Supreme Court, the Court Administrator may appoint and remove such [executive] personnel of the Administrative Office and such appellate and district court administrators, and their staffs, as are authorized for the system. After no more than a six-month probationary period, no appellate court administrator, district court administrator, deputy court administrator or special courts administrator may be removed without the prior written approval of the Court Administrator. In the event of a vacancy in the position of appellate court administrator, district court administrator, deputy court administrator or special courts administrator in any of the Judicial Districts of the Commonwealth, the position shall be filled by the President Judge or, in such Districts where there are Administrative Judges, by the majority vote of the President Judge and Administrative Judges, only with the written approval of the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania. If no such approval is obtained, further candidates for the position(s) shall be presented until such approval is obtained. In no case shall an ''acting'' court administrator or ''acting'' deputy or special courts administrator be put in place for longer than six months without the written approval of the Court Administrator being sought and received.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-1043. Filed for public inspection June 28, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]



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