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42 Pa.C.S. § 3322

Discontinuance of community courts

Known as the Judicial Code

The act spans §§ 42-101 to 42-9914 (972 sections).

(Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)

(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.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.