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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 13-1106

THE COURTS

Title 201—RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

[ 201 PA. CODE CH. 7 ]

Amendment of Rule 701 of the Rules of Judicial Administration; No. 411 Judicial Administration Doc.

[43 Pa.B. 3327]
[Saturday, June 22, 2013]

Order

Per Curiam

 And Now, this 10th day of June, 2013, the proposal having been submitted without publication in the interests of justice and efficient administration, It Is Ordered pursuant to Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania that Rule 701 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration 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 201. RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 7. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES

ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER OF JUDGES

Rule 701. Assignment of judges to courts.

 (A) Conditions Applicable for the Certification of Senior Magisterial District Judges, Judges or Justices.

 (1) To be eligible for senior certification, a magisterial district [justice] judge, judge or justice:

 (a) shall have served as a magisterial district [justice] judge, judge or justice, whether or not continuously or on the same court, by election or appointment for an aggregate period equaling [a full term of office] ten years;

 (b) shall not have been defeated for reelection or retention; and

 (c) shall be at least sixty-five years of age on the date on which he or she begins senior service, or have a combination of years of judicial service plus age that totals at least [eighty] seventy for magisterial district judges or at least eighty for judges and justices. However, this subsection (c) shall not apply to those serving in senior status as of the effective date of this rule.

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[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-1106. Filed for public inspection June 21, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]


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