PRINTER'S NO. 3416

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2648 Session of 1994


        INTRODUCED BY CALTAGIRONE, RYAN, PICCOLA, STETLER, SAYLOR,
           TRELLO, JAMES, HUGHES, CARN, O'BRIEN, HENNESSEY, YANDRISEVITS
           AND LINTON, MARCH 23, 1994

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 23, 1994

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
     2     Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the
     3     number of judges of the courts of common pleas.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 911(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     8  § 911.  Courts of common pleas.
     9     (a)  General rule.--There shall be one court of common pleas
    10  for each judicial district of this Commonwealth consisting of
    11  the following number of judges:
    12                                                  Number of
    13             Judicial District                     Judges
    14                 First                               [90] 93
    15                 Second                               [9] 11
    16                 Third                                6
    17                 Fourth                               1
    18                 Fifth                               [41] 43

     1                 Sixth                                [8] 9
     2                 Seventh                             11
     3                 Eighth                               [2] 3
     4                 Ninth                                5
     5                 Tenth                               [10] 11
     6                 Eleventh                             8
     7                 Twelfth                              [7] 8
     8                 Thirteenth                           1
     9                 Fourteenth                           5
    10                 Fifteenth                            [9] 11
    11                 Sixteenth                            2
    12                 Seventeenth                          2
    13                 Eighteenth                           1
    14                 Nineteenth                           [9] 11
    15                 Twentieth                            1
    16                 Twenty-first                         5
    17                 Twenty-second                        [1] 2
    18                 Twenty-third                        [10] 11
    19                 Twenty-fourth                        4
    20                 Twenty-fifth                         2
    21                 Twenty-sixth                         2
    22                 Twenty-seventh                       [5] 6
    23                 Twenty-eighth                        [1] 2
    24                 Twenty-ninth                         4
    25                 Thirtieth                            [2] 3
    26                 Thirty-first                         [8] 10
    27                 Thirty-second                       [16] 20
    28                 Thirty-third                         2
    29                 Thirty-fourth                        1
    30                 Thirty-fifth                         [3] 4
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     1                 Thirty-sixth                         [5] 6
     2                 Thirty-seventh                       1
     3                 Thirty-eighth                       [16] 20
     4                 Thirty-ninth                         [3] 4
     5                 Fortieth                             2
     6                 Forty-first                          2
     7                 Forty-second                         2
     8                 Forty-third                          4
     9                 Forty-fourth                         1
    10                 Forty-fifth                          [6] 7
    11                 Forty-sixth                          2
    12                 Forty-seventh                        5
    13                 Forty-eighth                         1
    14                 Forty-ninth                          [2] 3
    15                 Fiftieth                             [4] 5
    16                 Fifty-first                          [2] 3
    17                 Fifty-second                         [3] 4
    18                 Fifty-third                          3
    19                 Fifty-fourth                         1
    20                 Fifty-fifth                          1
    21                 Fifty-sixth                          2
    22                 Fifty-seventh                        [1] 2
    23                 Fifty-eighth                         1
    24                 Fifty-ninth                          1
    25                 Sixtieth                             1
    26     * * *
    27     Section 2.  The vacancies created by the new judgeships added
    28  by the amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 911(a) shall be filled by
    29  election at the first municipal election occurring after the
    30  effective date of the amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 911(a).
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     1     Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.




















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