§ 3301. Constitutional restrictions. Judges shall devote full time to their judicial duties, and shall not engage in the practice of law, hold office in a political party or political organization, or hold an office or position of profit in the government of the United States, the Commonwealth or any municipal corporation or political subdivision […]
§ 3302. Additional restrictions. A judge shall not engage in any activity prohibited by this subchapter or any other provision of law and shall not violate any canon of ethics prescribed by general rule. A magisterial district judge shall devote the time necessary for the prompt and proper disposition of the business of that office, […]
§ 3303. Additional compensation prohibited. No judicial officer shall be paid or accept for the performance of any judicial duty or for any service connected with his office, any fee, emolument or perquisite other than the salary and expenses provided or prescribed by law.
§ 3304. Acting as collection agent or paid arbitrator prohibited. (a) Collection agent.–No judge or magisterial district judge shall act as agent for a person in the collection of a claim or judgment for money. (b) Arbitrator.–No judge or magisterial district judge shall receive any fee or emolument for performing the duties of an arbitrator. […]
§ 3305. Automatic removal upon conviction or disbarment. A judge or magisterial district judge convicted of misbehavior in office by a court, disbarred as a member of the bar of this Commonwealth or removed under Subchapter C (relating to discipline and removal of judges) shall forfeit automatically his judicial office and thereafter be ineligible for […]
§ 3306. Automatic removal upon nonjudicial candidacy. A judge who shall file for nomination for or election to any public office other than a judicial office shall forfeit automatically his judicial office.
§ 3307. Automatic suspension of judicial officer under impeachment. No judge or magisterial district judge against whom impeachment proceedings are pending in the Senate shall exercise any of the duties of his office until he shall have been acquitted. (Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days) 2004 Amendment. See section 29 of Act 207 […]
