Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Rule 601 - Certification requirements of interested persons(a) Magisterial district judges and arraignment court magistrates who are not members of the bar of this Commonwealth must complete a course of training and instruction in the duties of their respective offices and pass an examination and be certified by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts prior to assuming office.(b)(1) Any interested individual may apply to the Minor Judiciary Education Board to be enrolled in the course of training and instruction and take the examination to be certified.(2) Any individual who has successfully completed the course of training and instruction and passed the examination, but who has not served as a magisterial district judge or arraignment court magistrate shall be certified for only a twenty-five-month period, and must complete the continuing education course every year in order to maintain his or her certification.(c) Any individual certified under paragraph (b) who has not served as a magisterial district judge or arraignment court magistrate within twenty-five months will be required to take a review course as defined by the Minor Judiciary Education Board and pass an examination in order to maintain his or her certification by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.The provisions of this Rule 601 amended October 4, 2016, effective in 30 days, 46 Pa.B. 6610; amended May 7, 2021, effective immediately, 51 Pa.B. 2769.