Pennsylvania Statutes Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 1602. Composition of court

(a) General rule.--The Court of Judicial Discipline shall consist of:

(b) Qualifications.--All members of the court must be residents of this Commonwealth. No more than two of the four members appointed by the Supreme Court may be registered in the same political party. No more than two of the four members appointed by the Governor may be registered in the same political party. Membership of a judge or magisterial district judge shall terminate if the member ceases to hold the judicial position that qualified the member for the appointment. Membership shall terminate if a member attains a position that would have rendered the member ineligible for appointment at the time of the appointment. No member may serve more than four consecutive years but may be reappointed after a lapse of one year.

(c) Terms of office.--The members of the court shall serve for terms of four years, except that the member, rather than the successor of the member, shall continue to participate in any hearing in progress at the end of the term of the member.

(d) Vacancies.--A vacancy shall be filled by the respective appointing authority for the remainder of the term to which the member was appointed in the same manner in which the original appointment occurred.

(e) Restrictions on activities of members.--No member, during the member's term of service, may hold office in a political party or political organization. Except for a judicial member, no member of the court, during the term of service of the member, may hold a compensated public office or public appointment. The court shall prescribe general rules governing the conduct of members. A member may be removed by the court for a violation of the rules of conduct prescribed by the court.

(f) Expenses.--All members shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the discharge of their official duties.