Section 65.6. Courts en banc

A. A Court en banc shall consist of not more than nine commissioned judges of the Superior Court.

B. The President Judge shall assign the judges to each en banc panel and shall designate the location, the time, and the date of each session. The presiding judge of a Court en banc shall be the commissioned judge highest in seniority, except where the Court en banc includes the President Judge, who shall then preside.

C. At the conclusion of each en banc session, the presiding judge shall forward to all judges, the Prothonotary, the Chief Staff Attorney, the administrative assistant to the President Judge, and the Reporter a record of all assignments and other action taken during the session.

Comment

In accordance with Pa.R.A.P. 3103(a), the Court en banc shall consist of no more than nine active members of the Court. See also: § 65.41.

The provisions of this § 65.6 amended November 20, 2003, effective immediately, 33 Pa.B. 5913; amended September 15, 2010, effective immediately, 40 Pa.B. 6078. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (342596) to (342597).