42 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 33 - Discipline, Removal And Retirement Of Judicial Officers

Section 3301 - Constitutional Restrictions
Judges shall devote full time to their judicial duties, and shall not engage in the practice of law, hold office in a political party...
Section 3302 - Additional Restrictions
A judge shall not engage in any activity prohibited by this subchapter or any other provision of law and shall not violate any canon...
Section 3303 - Additional Compensation Prohibited
No judicial officer shall be paid or accept for the performance of any judicial duty or for any service connected with his office, any...
Section 3304 - Acting As Collection Agent Or Paid Arbitrator Prohibited
(a) Collection agent.--No judge or magisterial district judge shall act as agent for a person in the collection of a claim or judgment for...
Section 3305 - Automatic Removal Upon Conviction Or Disbarment
A judge or magisterial district judge convicted of misbehavior in office by a court, disbarred as a member of the bar of this Commonwealth...
Section 3306 - Automatic Removal Upon Nonjudicial Candidacy
A judge who shall file for nomination for or election to any public office other than a judicial office shall forfeit automatically his judicial
Section 3307 - Automatic Suspension Of Judicial Officer Under Impeachment
No judge or magisterial district judge against whom impeachment proceedings are pending in the Senate shall exercise any of the duties of his office...

Section 3321 - Establishment Of Community Courts
(a) General rule.--In a judicial district which establishes a community court, a person serving as a magisterial district judge at such time: (1) may...
Section 3322 - Discontinuance Of Community Courts
(a) General rule.--In a judicial district which discontinues a community court, a person serving as a judge of the community court at such time:...

Section 3331 - Power Of Discipline Or Removal
(a) Judges.--Any judge may be suspended, removed from office or otherwise disciplined for violation of Subchapter A (relating to standards of conduct), misconduct in...
Section 3332 - Investigation And Hearing
Investigation and hearing shall be governed by section 18 of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. (July 2, 1993, P.L.395, No.56, eff. Aug....
Section 3333 - Recommendation To And Action By Supreme Court (Deleted By Amendment)
§ 3333. Recommendation to and action by Supreme Court (Deleted by amendment). 1993 Amendment. Section 3333 was deleted by amendment July 2, 1993, P.L.395,...
Section 3334 - Proceedings Confidential
Confidentiality shall be governed by section 18 of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania. (July 2, 1993, P.L.395, No.56, eff. Aug. 16, 1993)

Section 3351 - Automatic Retirement On Age
Judges and magisterial district judges shall be retired upon attaining the age of 75 years. (Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days; Nov....
Section 3352 - Pension Rights
(a) General rule.--Former and retired judges and magisterial district judges shall receive such compensation as shall be provided by or pursuant to statute. No...

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