What is the status of judges being paid monies for weddings conducted in the evenings and weekends and not on judicial property? The issue of weddings and judges at times can be controversial as seen by issues raised one or two years ago after same-sex marriages were allowed in Pennsylvania. Although that issue has died down, there was some question of whether or not a judge could refuse to do weddings based on their own religious purposes. The answer, of course, is no. If a judge decides to do weddings, then the judge cannot discriminate.
Many weddings—particularly for district judges—are often on nonworking hours and at locations other than the judicial courtroom or chambers. Oftentimes, judges are asked to perform a wedding ceremony on a Saturday, Sunday or even a Friday night. Some ceremonies are not in the judicial courtroom, but at a country club or a place where the reception is being held. Many times, the judge has to travel some distance to perform the wedding.
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