Applicability.
42 Pa.C.S. § 2
in effectThe following apply:
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 3132 and 3135 shall apply to the judgeships added by the amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 911(a).
(2) The new judgeships for the Eighth Judicial District, Eleventh Judicial District, Twelfth Judicial District, Thirty-first Judicial District, Forty-fourth Judicial District and Fiftieth Judicial District added by the amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 911(a) shall be established on January 5, 2026, and shall be initially filled by election at the 2025 municipal election.
(3) The new judgeships for the Thirty-eighth Judicial District added by the amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 911(a) shall be established on January 3, 2028, and shall be initially filled by election at the 2027 municipal election. Explanatory Note. Act 58 amended section 911 of Title 42. 2024, APRIL 15, P.L.24, NO.8
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