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        PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1569, 1659               PRINTER'S NO. 1663

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 1099 Session of 2004


        INTRODUCED BY JUBELIRER, APRIL 26, 2004

        SENATOR GREENLEAF, JUDICIARY, AS AMENDED, JUNE 8, 2004

                                     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 court of common pleas of the 24th      <--
     4     Judicial District. COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS OF CERTAIN JUDICIAL  <--
     5     DISTRICTS.

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


     1                 Fourth                               1
     2                 Fifth                               [41] 43        <--
     3                 Sixth                                9
     4                 Seventh                             13
     5                 Eighth                               3
     6                 Ninth                                5
     7                 Tenth                               11
     8                 Eleventh                             [9] 10        <--
     9                 Twelfth                              8
    10                 Thirteenth                           2
    11                 Fourteenth                           5
    12                 Fifteenth                           13
    13                 Sixteenth                            3
    14                 Seventeenth                          2
    15                 Eighteenth                           1
    16                 Nineteenth                          12
    17                 Twentieth                            1
    18                 Twenty-first                         6
    19                 Twenty-second                        1
    20                 Twenty-third                        [12] 13        <--
    21                 Twenty-fourth                       [4] 5
    22                 Twenty-fifth                         2
    23                 Twenty-sixth                         2
    24                 Twenty-seventh                       [5] 6         <--
    25                 Twenty-eighth                        2
    26                 Twenty-ninth                         5
    27                 Thirtieth                            3
    28                 Thirty-first                        10
    29                 Thirty-second                       19
    30                 Thirty-third                         2
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     1                 Thirty-fourth                        1
     2                 Thirty-fifth                         4
     3                 Thirty-sixth                         6
     4                 Thirty-seventh                       2
     5                 Thirty-eighth                       21
     6                 Thirty-ninth                         4
     7                 Fortieth                             3
     8                 Forty-first                          2
     9                 Forty-second                         2
    10                 Forty-third                          6
    11                 Forty-fourth                         1
    12                 Forty-fifth                          [7] 8         <--
    13                 Forty-sixth                          2
    14                 Forty-seventh                        5
    15                 Forty-eighth                         2
    16                 Forty-ninth                          4
    17                 Fiftieth                             [5] 6         <--
    18                 Fifty-first                          3
    19                 Fifty-second                         4
    20                 Fifty-third                          4
    21                 Fifty-fourth                         1
    22                 Fifty-fifth                          1
    23                 Fifty-sixth                          2
    24                 Fifty-seventh                        2
    25                 Fifty-eighth                         1
    26                 Fifty-ninth                          1
    27                 Sixtieth                             [1] 2         <--
    28     * * *
    29     Section 2.  (a)  The provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. § 3135 shall
    30  not be applicable to the selection of judges for the judgeship    <--
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     1  JUDGESHIPS created in the amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 911(a).       <--
     2     (b)  The new judgeship EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTIONS (C)  <--
     3  AND (D), THE NEW JUDGESHIPS added by the amendment of 42 Pa.C.S.
     4  § 911(a) shall be established on January 2, 2006, and shall be
     5  initially filled by election at the 2005 municipal election.
     6     (C)  THE NEW JUDGESHIP FOR THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT      <--
     7  ADDED BY THE AMENDMENT OF 42 PA.C.S. § 911(A) SHALL BE
     8  ESTABLISHED ON JANUARY 7, 2008, AND SHALL BE INITIALLY FILLED BY
     9  ELECTION AT THE 2007 MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
    10     (D)  THE NEW JUDGESHIP FOR THE SIXTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
    11  ADDED BY THE AMENDMENT OF 42 PA.C.S. § 911(A) SHALL BE
    12  ESTABLISHED ON JANUARY 7, 2008, AND SHALL BE INITIALLY FILLED BY
    13  ELECTION AT THE 2007 MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
    14     Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.











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