204 Pa. Code § 31.2

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

Section 31.2 - General

(a)Purpose. The continuing judicial education program is adopted to assure that judicial officers continue their education to have and maintain the requisite knowledge and skill to fulfill their judicial responsibilities.

(b)Definitions. The following words and phrases, when used in these rules, shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following meanings:

"Alternative Education Activity." A learning opportunity which is not otherwise specifically addressed herein, but which harmonizes with the scope and purposes of this chapter.

"Board." The Continuing Judicial Education Board of Judges established by this chapter.

"CJE." Continuing judicial education to be provided under this chapter.

"Judge." A commissioned jurist in the Commonwealth Unified Judicial System who is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, a judge of an intermediate appellate court, a judge of a court of common pleas, or a judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court. The term also includes certified senior judges.

204 Pa. Code § 31.2