1935 Amendment of Rule 702 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration; no. 198 judicial administration doc. no. 1

Title 201--RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

[201 PA. CODE CH. 7]

Amendment of Rule 702 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration; No. 198 Judicial Administration Doc. No. 1

[28 Pa.B. 5849]

Order

Per Curiam

   And Now, this 6th day of November, 1998, Rule 702 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration is amended to read as follows.

   To the extent that notice of proposed rulemaking would be required by Rule 103 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration or otherwise, the immediate amendment of Rule 702 is hereby found to be required in the interest of justice and efficient administration.

   This Order shall be effective immediately and shall be processed in accordance with Rule 103(b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration.

Annex A

TITLE 201.  RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 7.  ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES

ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSFER OF JUDGES

Rule 702.  Divisional assignment of judges.

   1.  Each judge appointed or elected to fill a vacancy in a court of common pleas having [one or] more than two divisions shall be initially assigned by the president judge of the court to be a member of a division of the court. Unless previously approved by the Supreme Court, such assignment shall be temporary only until such approval has been received.

   2.  The president judge of a court of common pleas which consists of [one or] more than two divisions may make temporary assignments of judges from one division to another division of the court when required in order to expedite the business of the court. He shall not make any permanent re-assignment of a judge from one division to another division without the approval of the Supreme Court.

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[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-1935. Filed for public inspection November 27, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]