Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Rule 3.10 - Incompatible Practices and Limitations(A) Magisterial district judges shall not engage, directly or indirectly, in any activity or act incompatible with the expeditious, proper, and impartial discharge of their duties, including, but not limited to, any of the following: (1) any activity prohibited by law; (2) any activity related to the collection of a claim or judgment for money; or (3) in the acceptance of any premium or fee for any judicial bond. (B) Magisterial district judges shall not exploit their judicial position for financial gain or for any business or professional advantage. (C) Magisterial district judges shall not hold another office or position of profit in the government of the United States, the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, except in the armed services of the United States or the Commonwealth. (D) Magisterial district judges shall not receive any fee or emolument for performing the duties of an arbitrator or a mediator. (E) Magisterial district judges who are attorneys shall not practice law: (1) before any magisterial district judge in the Commonwealth; (2) in any proceeding in which they have served as a magisterial district judge; (3) in any proceeding related to a proceeding in which they served as a magisterial district judge; or (4) in any criminal proceeding in the county within which their magisterial district is located. Magisterial district judges who are attorneys shall neither practice before nor act as an attorney or solicitor for any county or local municipal, governmental or quasi-governmental agency, board, authority or commission operating within the Commonwealth. (F) Magisterial district judges who are attorneys shall not permit their employers, employees, partners or legal associates to appear or practice before them.