The President Judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court may appoint qualified attorneys who are court employees to act as substitute arraignment court magistrates during an emergency upon a written finding by the president judge that an emergency exists.
42 Pa.C.S. § 1125
Substitute arraignment court magistrates
Known as the Judicial Code
The act spans §§ 42–42 (972 sections).
(Apr. 13, 1988, P.L.336, No.47, eff. imd.; Oct. 9, 2008, P.L.1352, No.98, eff. 60 days)
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