Pa. Code tit. 207, pt. II, ch. 51, PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES, Application

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024

Application

(1) The provisions of these Conduct Rules shall apply to all magisterial district judges as defined in paragraph (2) infra.

(2) A magisterial district judge within the meaning of these Conduct Rules is a magisterial district judge, whether or not a lawyer; a magisterial district judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court, Traffic Division; and all senior judges as set forth in (3) infra.¹

(3) All senior magisterial district judges, active or eligible for recall to judicial service, shall comply with the provisions of these Conduct Rules; provided however, a senior magisterial judge may accept extra-judicial appointments which are otherwise prohibited by Rule 3.4 (Appointments to Governmental Positions and Other Organizations); and incident to such appointments a senior magisterial district judge is not required to comply with Rule 3.2 (Appearances Before Governmental Bodies and Consultation with Government Officials). However, during the period of such extrajudicial appointment the senior magisterial district judge shall refrain from judicial service.

(4) Canon 4 (governing political and campaign activities) applies to all judicial candidates.

¹ Though not covered by these Conduct Rules, there is a Code of Conduct for Employees of the Unified Judicial System ("Employee Code"). It applies to "employees" defined as, "Employees of the Unified Judicial System" and includes 1) all state-level court employees, and 2) all county-level court employees who are under the supervision and authority of the President Judge of a Judicial District of Pennsylvania, unless otherwise indicated by Supreme Court order or rule.

Pa. Code tit. 207, pt. II, ch. 51, PENNSYLVANIA RULES FOR MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES, Application