The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear a King’s Bench appeal lodged by a Philadelphia judge who claims the General Assembly’s November repeal of this summer’s pay raise violated the state constitution.
Philadelphia Orphans’ Court Judge John W. Herron, a former trial division administrative judge, has argued that under Article V, Section 16 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, unless every single salaried officer has his or her salary reduced, the state’s jurists can’t be subjected to a pay cut.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
