The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied the jury commissioner challenge and many jury commissioner offices have been abolished in Pennsylvania. In what direction is the judiciary going?
The loss before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, where the court allowed the statute to stand that allows each county to abolish its jury commissioners, raises some very serious concerns. [Editor's note: Samuel C. Stretton argued the case on behalf of the commisioners.] Although no opinion has yet been issued, only an order, the court rejected an argument that this violated the separation of powers in the unified judicial system and was an improper and illegal delegation of legislative authority under Article 2, Section 1, of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
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