Pennsylvania § 3322 - Discontinuance of community courts.
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§ 3322. Discontinuance of community courts.
(a) General rule.--In a judicial district which discontinues a community court, a person serving as a judge of the community court at such time:
(1) may complete his term exercising the jurisdiction provided or prescribed by law and with the compensation provided by or pursuant to statute; and
(2) upon completion of his term, his office is abolished and no judicial function of the kind theretofore exercised by the community court shall thereafter be exercised other than by the court of common pleas and the magisterial district judges of the judicial district.
(b) Philadelphia.--If the Community Court of Philadelphia County is discontinued the judges of that court shall become judges of the Philadelphia Municipal Court and their tenure shall not be otherwise affected.
(Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1618, No.207, eff. 60 days)
2004 Amendment. Act 207 amended subsec. (a). See section 29 of Act 207 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to construction of law.
Cross References. Section 3322 is referred to in sections 1102, 3131 of this title.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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