(a) General rule.--Former and retired judges and magisterial district judges shall receive such compensation as shall be provided by or pursuant to statute. No salary, retirement benefit or other compensation shall be paid to any judge or magisterial district judge who is suspended or removed from office under section 18 of Article V or under Article VI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
(b) Definition.--As used in this section "former" means a judge or magisterial district judge serving by appointment or election who vacates his office upon the expiration of his term or who resigns his office.
(July 2, 1993, P.L.395, No.56, eff. Aug. 16, 1993; Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)
2004 Amendment. See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of law.
Special Provisions in Appendix. See section 408 of Act 5 of 2017 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to restoration of service credit or retirement benefits.
Cross References. Section 3352 is referred to in section 8533 of Title 24 (Education); section 5953 of Title 71 (State Government).
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