Section 302. Organization and procedure

(a) Officers. The Chief Justice of Pennsylvania shall be Chair and the Justice of the Supreme Court with most seniority on the Council shall be Vice-Chair. The Chair shall appoint the Secretary of the Judicial Council.

(b) Staff. The Executive Director shall be the chief administrative officer of the Judicial Council. The Court Administrator shall provide staff assistance to the Council when called upon to do so.

(c) Meetings. Meetings of the Council shall be held at such time as may be specified by the Chief Justice.

(d) Quorum. A majority of the members of the Judicial Council in office shall be a quorum.

(e) Committees. The Chair may appoint from the Council membership one or more committees and designate one of the members of each committee as committee chair. A committee chair may appoint advisory members to a committee but such advisory members shall neither vote on matters before the Committee nor be members of the Council.

(f) Procedure. Except as otherwise prescribed by these rules, the proceedings of the Judicial Council shall be governed by internal regulations adopted by the Council.

The provisions of this Rule 302 amended October 10, 1979, effective October 20, 1979, 9 Pa.B. 3509; amended June 29, 1999, effective immediately, 29 Pa.B. 3713; amended March 12, 2001, effective immediately, 31 Pa.B. 1555. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (257874) to (257875).