Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 36, September 7, 2024
Rule 3103 - Court En Banc(a)Composition. All intermediate appellate courts en banc shall consist of seven members. Insofar as practicable, the president judge shall assign members of the court to en banc panels in such a fashion that each member sits substantially the same number of times with each other member. (1)Superior Court. The court en banc shall consist of no more than nine active members of the court.(2)Commonwealth Court. The court en banc shall consist of seven active members of the court. Insofar as practicable, the president judge shall assign members of the court to en banc panels in such a fashion that each member sits substantially the same number of times with each other member.
(b)Precedent. An opinion of the court en banc is binding on any subsequent panel of the appellate court in which the decision was rendered.The provisions of this Rule 3103 adopted May 11, 1981, effective 5/30/1981, 11 Pa.B. 1892; amended June 13, 1984, effective 7/1/1984, 14 Pa.B. 2240.The provisions of this Rule 3103 issued under Article V, section 10, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.