Title 207--JUDICIAL CONDUCT PART IV. COURT OF JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE [207 PA. CODE CH. 303] Amendment to the Rules of Procedure; Doc. No. 1 JD 94 [28 Pa.B. 2283] Per Curiam
Order And Now, this 5th day of May, 1998, the Court, pursuant to Article 5, Section 18(b)(4) of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, and in accordance with this Court's Order dated March 23, 1998, having adopted a proposed amendment to Rule of Procedure No. 303(B), It Is Hereby Ordered:
That Rule of Procedure No. 303(B) shall become effective immediately.
Annex A TITLE 207. JUDICIAL CONDUCT PART IV. COURT OF JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE ARTICLE II. PROCEEDINGS BASED ON THE FILING OF FORMAL CHARGES CHAPTER 3. INITIATION OF FORMAL CHARGES Rule 303. Board Complaints; Amendment and Consolidation.
* * * * * (B) Consolidation.
(1) The Conference Judge may, for purposes of trial, upon his or her own motion, after notice to the Board and the Judicial Officer, or upon motion of the Board or the Judicial Officer, consolidate some or all of the charges against an individual Judicial Officer contained in separate Board Complaints filed pursuant to Rule 301(A).
(2) The Conference Judge may, on his or her own motion, and after notice to the Board and the Judicial Officer, consolidate two or more Board Complaints against an individual Judicial Officer for purposes of imposing sanctions pursuant to Rule 504.
(3) In matters pending before the Court which involve a common question of law or fact or which arise from the same transaction or occurrence, a Conference Judge may, for any purpose, upon his or her own motion, after notice to the Board and the Judicial Officers, or upon motion of the Board or a Judicial Officer, order the matters consolidated, and may make orders which avoid unnecessary costs or delay.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-765. Filed for public inspection May 15, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
