42 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 31 - Selection And Retention Of Judicial Officers

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  Qualifications Generally

• Section 3101 - Qualifications Of Judicial Officers Generally
  (a) General rule.--Judges and magisterial district judges shall be citizens of this Commonwealth. Judges, except judges of the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court and the Traffic...

Subchapter B.  Qualifications of Certain Minor Judiciary

• Section 3111 - Definitions
  The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in...
• Section 3112 - Course Of Instruction And Examination Required
  Magisterial district judges, bail commissioners and judges who are not members of the bar of this Commonwealth shall complete a course of training and...
• Section 3113 - Content Of Course Of Instruction And Examination
  (a) General rule.--Subject to the approval of the Supreme Court, the board shall prescribe and approve the subject matter and the examination for the...
• Section 3114 - Admission Of Interested Persons
  In addition to those required by this subchapter to complete the course of training and instruction and successfully pass an examination prior to assuming...
• Section 3115 - Certification Of Successful Completion Of Course Of Training
  Upon the successful completion of the course of training and instruction and examination, the Administrative Office shall issue to a person elected or appointed...
• Section 3116 - Effect Of Failure To Obtain Certificate
  In the event that any magisterial district judge or judge fails to file the certificate provided for by section 3115 (relating to certification of...
• Section 3117 - Expenses
  The course of training and instruction required by this subchapter shall be provided at the expense of the Commonwealth. (Apr. 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53,...
• Section 3118 - Continuing Education Requirement
  (a) Magisterial district judges.-- (1) Every magisterial district judge shall complete a continuing education program each year equivalent to not less than 32 hours...
• Section 3119 - Rules And Regulations
  The board shall have the power to promulgate, with the approval of the Supreme Court, such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry...

Subchapter C.  Selection of Judicial Officers

• Section 3131 - Selection Of Judicial Officers For Regular Terms
  (a) Judges and magisterial district judges generally.--Except as provided in subsection (d) judges and magisterial district judges shall be elected for a regular term...
• Section 3132 - Vacancies In Office
  (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of judge or magisterial district judge shall be filled by appointment...
• Section 3132.1 - Reappointment Of Magisterial District Judge
  Notwithstanding any provisions of this title to the contrary, a magisterial district judge who resigns from office may not be reappointed to the unexpired...
• Section 3133 - Commonwealth Court Judges
  Whenever two or more judges of the Commonwealth Court are to be elected pursuant to section 3131(c) (relating to selection of judicial officers for...
• Section 3134 - Community Court Judges
  If the electors approve the establishment of a community court at the primary election in a municipal election year, the first judges of the...
• Section 3135 - Increase In Number Of Judges
  Whenever the number of judges of a court is increased by statute, unless otherwise expressly provided by statute, the additional judicial positions thereby created...

Subchapter D.  Tenure and Compensation

• Section 3151 - Oath Of Office
  Each judicial officer shall, before entering on the duties of his office, take and subscribe the following oath or affirmation before a person authorized...
• Section 3152 - Tenure Of Judicial Officers
  (a) Judges and magisterial district judges.--The regular term of office of judges and magisterial district judges shall be as follows: (1) Judges of the...
• Section 3153 - Retention Elections After Regular Term
  (a) General rule.--A judge elected under section 3131 (relating to selection of judicial officers for regular terms) or retained under this section may file...
• Section 3154 - Compensation Of Judicial Officers (Repealed)
  § 3154. Compensation of judicial officers (Repealed). 1983 Repeal. Section 3154 was repealed September 30, 1983, P.L.160, No.39, effective December 1, 1983.

Last modified: October 8, 2016