Pa.R.J.E.A.B. 103 – Authority for and Effect of Rules; Designation of Board.

(a) Authority for and Effect of Rules. Pursuant to its constitutional, statutory and inherent authority as set forth in Section 10(c) of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and in 42 Pa.C.S. Sections 1722 and 1723, the Supreme Court hereby establishes a Judicial Ethics Advisory Board (‘‘the Board’’). The purpose of the Board is to provide advice and guidance to judicial officers about ethical matters that may arise in the ordinary course of judicial service, or in the elective or appointive process.
(b) Designation of Board. The Board is hereby designated as the approved body to render advisory opinions regarding ethical concerns involving all judicial officers and candidates for all judicial offices, superseding the prior designations of committees of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges (‘‘PCSTJ’’) and the Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania (‘‘SCJAP’’). Advice provided under this subchapter shall not be binding upon the Judicial Conduct Board, the Court of Judicial Conduct, or the Supreme Court, but shall be entitled to such weight as provided in these rules.

The provisions of this Rule 103 amended January 14, 2022, effective July 1, 2022, 52 Pa.B. 680; by adding subsection (b).