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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-703

THE COURTS

Title 201--RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

[201 PA. CODE CH. 17]

Amendment of Rule 1701; No. 254 Judicial Administration; Doc. No. 1

[33 Pa.B. 1926]

Order

Per Curiam:

   And Now, this 2nd day of April, 2003, Rule 1701 of the Rules of Judicial Administration is amended to read as follows.

   To the extent that notice of the proposed rulemaking would be required by Rule 103 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration or otherwise, the immediate amendment of Rule 1701 is hereby found to be required in the interest of justice and the efficient administration.

   This Order shall be effective immediately and shall be processed in accordance with Rule 103(b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration.

Annex A

TITLE 201.  RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 17.  JUDGES AS WITNESSES

JUDGES AS WITNESSES

Rule 1701.  Appearance of judge or district justice [of the peace] as character witness.

   (a)  For purposes of this rule, judge or district justice includes those judicial officers in active judicial service or senior status.

   [(a)](b)  No subpoena to compel a judge or district justice to testify as a character witness shall be issued or enforced unless the issuance of the subpoena shall have been specially allowed by the Supreme Court pursuant to this rule.

   [(b)](c)  *  *  *

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   [(c)](d)  *  *  *

   [(d)](e)  No judge or district justice [of the peace] shall testify voluntarily as a character witness. The provisions of this subdivision shall constitute a canon of ethics for the purposes of Section 17 of the Judiciary Article.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-703. Filed for public inspection April 18, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]


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