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        PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 2027, 2040               PRINTER'S NO. 2258

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 1452 Session of 2002


        INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, CONTI, TOMLINSON, COSTA, KUKOVICH,
           KITCHEN, LEMMOND AND ROBBINS, JUNE 4, 2002

        SENATOR THOMPSON, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED,
           OCTOBER 1, 2002

                                     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                               93
    15                 Second                              13
    16                 Third                               [7] 8
    17                 Fourth                               1


     1                 Fifth                               41
     2                 Sixth                                9
     3                 Seventh                            [11] 13
     4                 Eighth                               3
     5                 Ninth                                5
     6                 Tenth                               11
     7                 Eleventh                             9
     8                 Twelfth                              8
     9                 Thirteenth                           2
    10                 Fourteenth                           5
    11                 Fifteenth                           13
    12                 Sixteenth                            3
    13                 Seventeenth                          2
    14                 Eighteenth                           1
    15                 Nineteenth                          12
    16                 Twentieth                            1
    17                 Twenty-first                         6
    18                 Twenty-second                        1
    19                 Twenty-third                        12
    20                 Twenty-fourth                        4
    21                 Twenty-fifth                         2
    22                 Twenty-sixth                         2
    23                 Twenty-seventh                       5
    24                 Twenty-eighth                        2
    25                 Twenty-ninth                         5
    26                 Thirtieth                            3
    27                 Thirty-first                        10
    28                 Thirty-second                       18
    29                 Thirty-third                         2
    30                 Thirty-fourth                        1
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     1                 Thirty-fifth                        [3] 4
     2                 Thirty-sixth                         6
     3                 Thirty-seventh                       2
     4                 Thirty-eighth                       20
     5                 Thirty-ninth                         4
     6                 Fortieth                            [2] 3          <--
     7                 Forty-first                          2
     8                 Forty-second                         2
     9                 Forty-third                          5
    10                 Forty-fourth                         1
    11                 Forty-fifth                          7
    12                 Forty-sixth                          2
    13                 Forty-seventh                        5
    14                 Forty-eighth                         1
    15                 Forty-ninth                          3
    16                 Fiftieth                             5
    17                 Fifty-first                          3
    18                 Fifty-second                         4
    19                 Fifty-third                          4
    20                 Fifty-fourth                         1
    21                 Fifty-fifth                          1
    22                 Fifty-sixth                          2
    23                 Fifty-seventh                        2
    24                 Fifty-eighth                         1
    25                 Fifty-ninth                          1
    26                 Sixtieth                             1
    27     * * *
    28     Section 2.  The provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. § 3135 shall not be
    29  applicable to the selection of judges for the judgeships created
    30  in the amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 911(a). THE NEW JUDGESHIP FOR    <--
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     1  THE 3RD DISTRICT ADDED BY THE AMENDMENT OF 42 PA.C.S. § 911(A)
     2  SHALL BE CREATED ON JANUARY 5, 2006, AND SHALL BE INITIALLY
     3  FILLED AT THE 2005 ELECTION. The new judgeships for the 3rd, 7th  <--
     4  and 35th, 35TH AND 40TH districts added by the amendment of 42    <--
     5  Pa.C.S. § 911(a) shall be created on January 5, 2004, and shall
     6  be initially filled at the 2003 municipal election.
     7     Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.
















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