SUPREME COURT Establishment of the Committee on Rules of Evidence; No. 203 Supreme Court Rules Doc. No. 1 [28 Pa.B. 4787] Order Per Curiam:
And Now, this 8th day of September, 1998, pursuant to Article V, Section 10(c) of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, the Court hereby establishes the Committee on Rules of Evidence.
1. The Committee shall
(a) Assist and advise the Supreme Court in the preparation, adoption, promulgation and revision of rules of evidence governing proceedings in the courts of the Commonwealth.
(b) Assist and advise the Supreme Court on the implementation of the Judiciary Article of the Constitution of Pennsylvania as it relates to rules of evidence.
2. The Committee shall be composed of nine members of the bench or bar of the Commonwealth. One of the members shall be designated by the Court as Chair and one as Vice-Chair of the Committee. Initial appointments shall be for one, two or three-year terms and shall commence on the 1st day of October, 1998. Thereafter appointments shall be for three years and members shall serve no more than two consecutive three-year terms.
3. There shall be an Official Reporter to the Committee, who shall serve for an initial term of three years.
4. Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation, except for reimbursement of expenses incurred on behalf of the Committee.
5. The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania shall exercise discretion to provide such staff and other assistance as may be necessary to assist the Committee in performing its duties.
6. This Order shall be effective October 1, 1998.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-1548. Filed for public inspection September 25, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
