Court or the Commonwealth Court, one justice of the peace who
need not be a member of the bar of the Supreme Court, three non-
judge members of the bar of the Supreme Court and [six] 12 non-
lawyer electors.
(2) The judge from either the Superior Court or the
Commonwealth Court, the justice of the peace, one non-judge
member of the bar of the Supreme Court and three non-lawyer
electors shall be appointed to the board by the Supreme Court.
The judge from the courts of common pleas, two non-judge members
of the bar of the Supreme Court and three non-lawyer electors
shall be appointed to the board by the Governor. Three non-
lawyer electors shall be appointed by the President pro tempore
of the Senate. Three non-lawyer electors shall be appointed by
the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(3) Except for the initial appointees whose terms shall be
provided by the schedule to this article, the members shall
serve for terms of four years. All members must be residents of
this Commonwealth. No more than three of the six members
appointed by the Supreme Court may be registered in the same
political party. No more than three of the six members appointed
by the Governor may be registered in the same political party.
Membership of a judge or justice of the peace shall terminate if
the member ceases to hold the judicial position that qualified
the member for the appointment. No more than two of the three
members appointed by the President pro tempore may be registered
in the same political party. No more than two of the three
members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
may be registered in the same political party. Membership shall
terminate if a member attains a position that would have
rendered the member ineligible for appointment at the time of
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