act-1990-0-159•Pennsylvania Act 1990-159 — JUDICIAL CODE (42 PA.C.S.) - AMEND ADDITIONAL JUDGES AND DUTIES
Pennsylvania Act 1990-159 — JUDICIAL CODE (42 PA.C.S.) - AMEND ADDITIONAL JUDGES AND DUTIES
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| Act of Dec. 7, 1990, P.L. 619, No. 159 | Cl. 42 |
Session of 1990
No. 1990-159
AN ACT
HB 1903
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for additional judges and for the duties of certain judges.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 911(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 911. Courts of common pleas.
(a) General rule.--There shall be one court of common pleas for each judicial district of this Commonwealth consisting of the following number of judges:
| Number of | |
|---|---|
| Judicial District | Judges |
| First | [85] 90 |
| Second | [7] 9 |
| Third | 6 |
| Fourth | 1 |
| Fifth | 41 |
| Sixth | 8 |
| Seventh | [10] 11 |
| Eighth | 2 |
| Ninth | [4] 5 |
| Tenth | [9] 10 |
| Eleventh | [7] 8 |
| Twelfth | [6] 7 |
| Thirteenth | 1 |
| Fourteenth | 5 |
| Fifteenth | [8] 9 |
| Sixteenth | 2 |
| Seventeenth | 2 |
| Eighteenth | 1 |
| Nineteenth | [7] 9 |
| Twentieth | 1 |
| Twenty-first | 5 |
| Twenty-second | 1 |
| Twenty-third | [8] 10 |
| Twenty-fourth | 4 |
| Twenty-fifth | [1] 2 |
| Twenty-sixth | 2 |
| Twenty-seventh | 5 |
| Twenty-eighth | 1 |
| Twenty-ninth | [3] 4 |
| Thirtieth | 2 |
| Thirty-first | [7] 8 |
| Thirty-second | 16 |
| Thirty-third | 2 |
| Thirty-fourth | 1 |
| Thirty-fifth | 3 |
| Thirty-sixth | 5 |
| Thirty-seventh | 1 |
| Thirty-eighth | 16 |
| Thirty-ninth | 3 |
| Fortieth | 2 |
| Forty-first | [1] 2 |
| Forty-second | 2 |
| Forty-third | [3] 4 |
| Forty-fourth | 1 |
| Forty-fifth | 6 |
| Forty-sixth | 2 |
| Forty-seventh | 5 |
| Forty-eighth | 1 |
| Forty-ninth | 2 |
| Fiftieth | [3] 4 |
| Fifty-first | 2 |
| Fifty-second | 3 |
| Fifty-third | 3 |
| Fifty-fourth | 1 |
| Fifty-fifth | 1 |
| Fifty-sixth | [1] 2 |
| Fifty-seventh | 1 |
| Fifty-eighth | 1 |
| Fifty-ninth | 1 |
| Sixtieth | 1 |
Section 2. The first judges elected to the five judgeships in the First Judicial District established by section 1 shall, for five years, devote their full time to presiding over criminal cases involving violations of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, and other related offenses.
Section 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the vacancies created by the new judgeships added by section 1 (section 911) shall be filled by election at the first municipal election occurring after the effective date of this act.
(b) The new judgeship added by section 1 (section 911) in the Seventh Judicial District shall be filled by appointment of the Governor. !$NP
Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
APPROVED--The 7th day of December, A. D. 1990.
ROBERT P. CASEY
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