PRINTER'S NO. 2165
No. 1599 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, APRIL 30, 1990
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 30, 1990
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, reducing the number of
3 jury commissioners in certain counties.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Sections 2121 and 2122(a) and (b) of Title 42 of
7 the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and section
8 2121 is amended by adding subsections to read:
9 § 2121. Jury selection commissions.
10 Except in the first judicial district and fifth judicial
11 district, the jury selection commission in each county shall
12 consist of [three] two persons selected as provided in this
13 subchapter or as provided by home rule charter.
14 § 2122. Composition of jury selection commissions.
15 (a) General rule.--Except in the first judicial district,
16 fifth judicial district and other home rule charter counties,
17 the jury selection commission shall consist of [two] one jury
18 [commissioners] commissioner elected as provided in this section
1 and the president judge of the court of common pleas of the
2 judicial district embracing the county. The president judge may
3 from time to time assign another judge of court to perform his
4 duties temporarily. The president judge or his assigned
5 replacement shall be chairman.
6 (b) Election of commissioners in counties of second class
7 and second class A.--[The] In counties of the second class and
8 second class A the jury commissioners shall be elected as
9 provided in this subsection and, to the extent not inconsistent
10 with this subsection, as provided by the act of July 28, 1953
11 (P.L.723, No.230), known as the ["]Second Class County Code["
12 and the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as "The
13 County Code," as the case may be], and the act of June 3, 1937
14 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the ["]Pennsylvania Election
15 Code.["] Any jury commissioner shall be eligible for reelection
16 for any number of terms. The two persons elected as jury
17 commissioners shall not be of the same political party. The
18 candidate for the office who receives the highest number of
19 votes shall be one of the jury commissioners, and the other
20 shall be that candidate not being of the same political party as
21 the first who receives the next highest number of votes.
22 (b.1) Election of commissioners in counties of third through
23 eighth class.--In counties of the third through eighth class,
24 one jury commissioner shall be elected as provided by the act of
25 June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania
26 Election Code, and section 401 of the act of August 9, 1955
27 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code. Any jury
28 commissioner elected shall be eligible for reelection for any
29 number of terms.
30 (b.2) Election of commissioners in home rule counties.--
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1 Provisions of subsection (b) or (b.1) shall not be construed to
2 effect the election of a jury commissioner pursuant to the
3 provisions of a home rule charter.
4 * * *
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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