PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 236
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
273
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY YAW, STEFANO AND J. WARD, JANUARY 31, 2023
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 31, 2023
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, further providing for judicial
administration.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
That section 10(d) of Article V be amended to read:
ยง 10. Judicial administration.
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(d) The Chief Justice [and], as well as president judges of
all courts with [seven] two or less judges, shall be the justice
or judge longest in continuous service on their respective
courts; and in the event of [his] a resignation from this
position the justice or judge next longest in continuous service
shall be the Chief Justice or president judge. The president
judges of all other courts shall be selected for five-year terms
by the members of their respective courts. A Chief Justice or
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president judge may resign such position and remain a member of
the court. In the event of a tie vote for office of president
judge in a court which elects its president judge, the Supreme
Court shall appoint as president judge one of the judges
receiving the highest number of votes.
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Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
(1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania.
(2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal
election which meets the requirements of section 1 of Article
XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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