(a) General rule.--In a judicial district which discontinues a community court, a person serving as a judge of the community court at such time:
(1) may complete his term exercising the jurisdiction provided or prescribed by law and with the compensation provided by or pursuant to statute; and
(2) upon completion of his term, his office is abolished and no judicial function of the kind theretofore exercised by the community court shall thereafter be exercised other than by the court of common pleas and the magisterial district judges of the judicial district.
(b) Philadelphia.--If the Community Court of Philadelphia County is discontinued the judges of that court shall become judges of the Philadelphia Municipal Court and their tenure shall not be otherwise affected.
(Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)
2004 Amendment. Act 207 amended subsec. (a). See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of law.
Cross References. Section 3322 is referred to in sections 1102, 3131 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 33 - Discipline, Removal and Retirement of Judicial Officers
Section 3301 - Constitutional restrictions
Section 3302 - Additional restrictions
Section 3303 - Additional compensation prohibited
Section 3304 - Acting as collection agent or paid arbitrator prohibited
Section 3305 - Automatic removal upon conviction or disbarment
Section 3306 - Automatic removal upon nonjudicial candidacy
Section 3307 - Automatic suspension of judicial officer under impeachment
Section 3321 - Establishment of community courts
Section 3322 - Discontinuance of community courts
Section 3331 - Power of discipline or removal
Section 3332 - Investigation and hearing
Section 3333 - Recommendation to and action by Supreme Court (Deleted by amendment)
Section 3334 - Proceedings confidential