- (A) When the Board receives information that a Judicial Officer may be subject to sanction pursuant to PA. CONST. Art. V, § 18, the Board shall refer the matter to Chief Counsel.
- (1) When the Board receives information from a named individual, Board Counsel shall obtain a written, verified complaint from each individual containing:
- (a) the allegations upon which the complaint is based;
- (b) the complainant’s name and address;
- (c) the name of the Judicial Officer against whom the complaint is made;
- (d) if applicable, the name of the court and the term and/or number of the proceedings during which the complaint arose;
- (e) the name and address of the complainant’s lawyer, if any.
- (2) When the Board receives information from any other source, if Chief Counsel concludes that the matter should be investigated, Chief Counsel shall prepare a written complaint and notify the Board at its next periodic meeting.