Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline

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The Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline is a specialized state tribunal that hears and decides cases involving alleged misconduct or ethical violations by judges in Pennsylvania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial disciplinary tribunal
state court
appliesStandards Pennsylvania Rules of Court
surface form: Pennsylvania Code of Judicial Conduct
appliesTo judges in Pennsylvania
canBeReviewedBy Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
surface form: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
caseType judicial disciplinary proceedings
country United States of America
decisionType final disciplinary decisions against judges
establishedBy Pennsylvania Constitution
constitutional amendment
governingBody Judicial branch of Pennsylvania
handles formal charges of judicial misconduct
hasAbbreviation CJD (Pennsylvania)
hasComposition judges and non-judge members
hasFunction hears cases of alleged judicial ethical violations
hears cases of alleged judicial misconduct
imposes discipline on judges
hasPower impose other sanctions authorized by law
issue orders of censure
issue orders of removal from office
issue orders of suspension
issue reprimands
hears evidentiary hearings in judicial discipline cases
isSeparateFrom Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
surface form: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
issues written opinions
jurisdiction Pennsylvania
surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
language English
legalDomain judicial conduct
judicial ethics
levelOfCourt specialized court
locatedIn Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
memberType judicial members
lawyer members
non-lawyer citizen members
publishes disciplinary decisions
receivesCasesFrom Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board
scope statewide
subjectTo Pennsylvania Constitution
Pennsylvania statutes
typeOfSanction bar from future judicial office
private reprimand
public censure
removal from judicial office
suspension with pay
suspension without pay

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Pennsylvania courts hasJudicialDisciplineBody Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline
CJD (Pennsylvania) fullName Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline
Magisterial District Judge canBeDisciplinedBy Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline
Article V of the Pennsylvania Constitution authorizes Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline
this entity surface form: Court of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania