Rule 3.0. Board Membership.
3.1. Officers.
In accordance with Rule 104(a), the Supreme Court shall designate one Member to serve as Chair and another to serve as Vice-Chair.
3.2. The Chair shall:
3.2.1. With the assistance of the Executive Director, set the meeting agenda and determine the order in which Board business is addressed.
3.2.2. Preside over the Board at all Board meetings.
3.2.3. Exercise any other prerogatives or duties specifically delegated by the Board or referenced in these Regulations.
3.3. The Vice-Chair shall assume the prerogatives and duties of the Chair if the Chair position is vacant or the Chair is absent or unable to act.
3.4. Standards of Member Conduct.
3.4.1. Appellate and Trial Court Judge Members shall be bound by the Code of Judicial Conduct.
3.4.2. Magisterial District Judge Members shall be bound by the Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of Magisterial District Judges.
3.4.3. Attorney Members of the Board shall be bound by the Rules of Professional Conduct.
3.4.4. Rule 105 (Confidentiality) and Section 5.0 hereof evidence a strong commitment to encourage Judicial Officers to seek ethics advisory opinions and that all such communications to and from the Board are to be confidential. In light of these objectives, Members are relieved of any obligation under the Codes to report to an appropriate authority conduct of a Judicial Officer that is the subject of a Request permitted under these Regulations.
3.5. Conflicts.
Members shall refrain from participating in the work of either a Panel or Board that pertains to their own Request or in any other matter where a Member’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
3.6. Board Member Training.
3.6.1. The Board shall develop a course of training on judicial ethics, as regulated by the Codes, which course of training will be subject to approval by the Continuing Judicial Education Board.
3.6.2. Every Board member shall complete the approved training prior to engaging in service on the Board.
3.6.3. A member may complete the required training either by attending in-person training or via a pre-recorded training program.
Source The provisions of this Rule 3.0 amended February 28, 2024, effective immediately, 54 Pa.B. 1297. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (410562) to (410563).
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