Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Transition.--Effective on a date established by the Supreme Court, the offices of district court administrators, deputy court administrators, special courts administrators, associate and assistant court administrators and similar positions as currently designated by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts upon the advice of the respective president judges of the courts of common pleas shall be included within the State judicial personnel system, and the individuals holding such offices shall be compensated by the Commonwealth through the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts from funds appropriated for such purpose. On the established date, individuals holding such offices shall become State employees, and their status as employees of the respective counties shall cease.
(b) Compensation.--The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts shall establish salaries and other compensation for those individuals entering the State judicial personnel system pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) Compensation plan.--The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, with the approval of the Supreme Court, shall, consistent with section 1724 (relating to personnel of the system), establish a plan for use on an ongoing basis for compensation of those individuals entering the State judicial personnel system pursuant to subsection (a) and their successors.
(d) Vacancies.--
(1) If a vacancy occurs in an office included in the State judicial personnel system pursuant to subsection (a), the vacancy shall be filled by the president judge or, in districts where there are administrative judges, by the president judge after consultation with the administrative judges.
(2) The Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, with the approval of the Supreme Court, shall establish standards and qualifications for individuals appointed to fill vacancies under paragraph (1).
(e) Reports to appropriations committees.--Consistent with the requirements of section 3531 (relating to budget implementation data), the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania shall make monthly reports to the Chairman and Minority Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the Chairman and Minority Chairman of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives of expenditures for compensation and related expenditures for individuals who are compensated by the Commonwealth pursuant to this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure § 1905. County-level court administrators - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-42-pacsa-judiciary-and-judicial-procedure/pa-csa-sect-42-1905/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)