Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 207. JUDICIAL CONDUCT |
PART II. CONDUCT STANDARDS |
Chapter 51. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT OF MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES … Rule 1 (View pdf) |
Section 3.10. Prohibited Practice of Attorney Magisterial District Judges
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A. Attorneys who are magisterial district judges shall not practice before any magisterial district judge in the Commonwealth, nor shall they act as a lawyer in a proceeding in which they have served as a magisterial district judge or in any other proceeding related thereto. Nor shall they practice criminal law in the county within which their magisterial district is located. An employer, employee, partner of office associate of such magisterial district judges shall not appear or practice before them.
B. Attorneys who are magisterial district judges shall not practice before, or act as an attorney or solicitor for, any county or local municipal, governmental or quasi governmental agency, board, authority or commission operating within the Commonwealth.