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PRINTER'S NO. 1668
No. 1382 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY GALLEN, FRYER, SPENCER, LLOYD, D. R. WRIGHT,
HONAMAN, DORR AND G. M. SNYDER, JULY 21, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JULY 21, 1983
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, providing for the selection of justices and
3 judges of the Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth Courts from
4 established judicial districts.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby resolves as follows:
7 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
8 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
9 That sections 2, 3, 4 and 11 of Article V be amended to read:
10 § 2. Supreme Court.
11 The Supreme Court (a) shall be the highest court of the
12 Commonwealth and in this court shall be reposed the supreme
13 judicial power of the Commonwealth;
14 (b) shall consist of seven justices, to be elected from
15 judicial districts which shall be established by law, one of
16 whom shall be the Chief Justice; and
17 (c) shall have such jurisdiction as shall be provided by
18 law.
1 § 3. Superior Court.
2 The Superior Court shall be a statewide court, and shall
3 consist of the number of judges, which shall be not less than
4 [seven] fifteen judges, to be elected from judicial districts
5 which shall be established by law, and have such jurisdiction as
6 shall be provided by this Constitution or by the General
7 Assembly. One of its judges shall be the president judge.
8 § 4. Commonwealth Court.
9 The Commonwealth Court shall be a statewide court, and shall
10 consist of the number of judges, to be elected from judicial
11 districts which shall be established by law, and have such
12 jurisdiction as shall be provided by law. One of its judges
13 shall be the president judge.
14 § 11. Judicial districts; boundaries.
15 [The] Except for the judicial districts fixed by law pursuant
16 to sections 2, 3 and 4 which shall be fixed by law, the number
17 and boundaries of judicial districts shall be changed by the
18 General Assembly only with the advice and consent of the Supreme
19 Court.
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