(b) The General Assembly shall, by law, establish:
(1) An Eastern, Middle and Western judicial district from
which justices or judges are selected as follows:
(i) Two justices of the Supreme Court shall be selected from
within each judicial district and shall be residents of the
judicial district. One justice shall be selected on a Statewide
basis and may be a resident of any of the judicial districts.
(ii) Five judges of the Superior Court shall be selected
from within each judicial district and shall be residents of the
judicial district.
(iii) Three judges of the Commonwealth Court shall be
selected from within each judicial district and shall be
residents of the judicial district.
(2) A transition to an appellate court judiciary selected
from judicial districts.
(3) The effect of set judicial districts upon eligibility to
seek retention.
(4) The order in which justices of the Supreme Court and
judges of the Superior Court and the Commonwealth Court are
selected.
(5) The decennial realignment of the appellate judicial
districts based on the Federal decennial census, beginning in
2021 and occurring each ten years thereafter.
(c) Residency qualification for appointment to the Supreme
Court, the Superior Court and the Commonwealth Court shall be
established by the General Assembly.
(d) Except as provided under subsection (b) and section
7(b), the number and boundaries of all other judicial districts
shall be established by the General Assembly by law, with the
advice and consent of the Supreme Court.
Amend Bill, page 2, line 25, by striking out "(2)" and
inserting
(6)
Amend Bill, page 5, line 26, by striking out "(3)" and
inserting
(7)
Amend Bill, page 9, line 17, by inserting after "Court"
for a judicial district established under section 11
Amend Bill, page 9, line 27, by striking out "geographic,"
Amend Bill, page 10, by inserting between lines 2 and 3
(2) meet residency requirements under section 11(b), subject
to any other requirement established by law regarding judicial
districts;
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