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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 05-2116

THE COURTS

Title 207--JUDICIAL CONDUCT

PART II. CONDUCT STANDARDS

[207 PA. CODE CH. 51]

Order Amending Rule 13 of the Rules of Conduct, Office Standards and Civil Procedure for Magisterial District Judges; No. 221 Magisterial Doc. No. 1

[35 Pa.B. 6318]

Order

Per Curiam:

   And Now, this 1st day of November, 2005, upon the recommendation of the Minor Court Rules Committee; the proposal having been submitted without publication pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(a)(3):

   It Is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rule 13 of the Rules of Conduct, Office Standards and Civil Procedure for Magisterial District Judges be, and hereby is, amended in the following form.

   This Order shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and shall be effective immediately.

Annex A

TITLE 207.  JUDICIAL CONDUCT

PART II.  CONDUCT STANDARDS

CHAPTER 51.  STANDARDS OF CONDUCT OF MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES

PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES

Rule 13.  Incompatible Practices.

   Magisterial district judges[, constables] and all [employes] employees assigned to or appointed by magisterial district judges shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any activity or act incompatible with the [expeditions] expeditious, proper and impartial discharge of their duties, including, but not limited to, (1) in any activity prohibited by law; (2) in the collection business; or (3) in the acceptance of any premium or fee for any judicial bond. A magisterial district judge shall not exploit his or her judicial position for financial gain or for any business or professional advantage. A magisterial district judge shall not receive any fee or emolument for performing the duties of an arbitrator.

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[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-2116. Filed for public inspection November 18, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]


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