Posted: | January 10, 2013 05:35 PM |
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From: | Senator Dominic Pileggi |
To: | All Senate members |
Subject: | Legislation to Eliminate the Philadelphia Traffic Court |
I plan to introduce a two-bill package to eliminate the Philadelphia Traffic Court. Recently, an investigative report commissioned by the state Supreme Court concluded that the Philadelphia Traffic Court has “two tracks of justice – one for the connected and another for the unwitting general public.” The 35-page report is available online as a PDF file at http://goo.gl/QZkIO According to numerous media reports, the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided Traffic Court offices and judges’ homes in 2011 and is conducting an ongoing criminal investigation. Philadelphia currently has a total of 122 judges:
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Introduced as SB333
Description: | The first bill in this package will amend the state constitution to eliminate the Philadelphia Traffic Court. The court is established in Article V, Section 1, of the constitution. My proposed constitutional amendment will eliminate references to the Philadelphia Traffic Court throughout Article V. | |
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Introduced as SB334
Description: | The second bill in this package will amend the Judicial Code to transfer the responsibilities of the Philadelphia Traffic Court to the Philadelphia Municipal Court. This bill will be drafted so that its provisions can take effect whether or not the constitutional amendment is finally approved. | |
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