Title 207--JUDICIAL CONDUCT PART IV. COURT OF JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE [207 PA. CODE CH. 3] Amendment to Rule of Procedure 301 Relating to Formal Charges; Doc. No. 1 JD 94 [27 Pa.B. 1010] Order Per Curiam:
And Now, this 13th day of February, 1997, the Court, pursuant to Article 5, Section 18(b)(4) of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, having adopted a proposed amendment to Rule of Procedure No. 301(C) and a new subsection (D), as more specifically hereinafter set forth, It Is Hereby Ordered:
That Court Administrator Wanda W. Sweigart provide for the publication of the Amendment in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and
That interested parties shall submit suggestions, comments, or objections no later than thirty days from the publication of this Order in that Bulletin.
Annex A TITLE 207. JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION PART IV. COURT OF JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE ARTICLE II. PROCEEDINGS BASED ON THE
FILING OF FORMAL CHARGESCHAPTER 3. INITIATION OF FORMAL CHARGES Rule 301. Initiating Formal Charges; Conference Judge; Scheduling.
(A) Board Complaint. Proceedings in the Court shall be commenced by the filing of a Board Complaint with the Clerk and concurrent service of the Board Complaint on the Judicial Officer.
(B) Appointment of Conference Judge. Within 10 days after a Board Complaint is filed pursuant to paragraph (A), the President Judge shall appoint a member of the Court to serve as Conference Judge on the case as provided in these rules.
(C) [Scheduling. After a Board Complaint is filed, the Conference Judge shall promptly schedule a date for the trial and pre-trial conference, and shall notify the Board and the Judicial Officer.]
Duties of Conference Judge Following the Filing of Formal Complaint. In addition to the other duties of Conference Judge set forth in these rules, the Conference Judge shall:
(1) dispose of all pre-trial motions;
(2) schedule and conduct a pre-trial conference, in accordance with C.J.D.R.P. No. 421; and
(3) upon disposition of all pre-trial matters, certify to the President Judge notice that the matter is ready for trial.
(D) The Clerk shall serve certified copies of orders scheduling pre-trial conferences and trials to the Board and the Judicial Officer.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-297. Filed for public inspection February 28, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
