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1 Delegate Proposal 1 (1967-1968)

handle is hein.cow/delgprop0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATE PROPOSAL Nos 1000 1967 INTRODUCED BY DELEGATE THORNBURGH, DECEMBER 12, 1967 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, DECEMBER 12, 1967 A PROPOSAL Repealing article five of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relating to the Judiciary and adding new Judiciary article. ,1 THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF PENNSYLVANIA HEREBY PROPOSES AS 2 FOLLOWS: 3 Section 1. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is amended by 4 adding after article four, a new article to read: 5 ARTICLE 6 THE JUDICIARY 7 Section 1. Courts.--The judicial power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in 8 a unified judicial system consisting of a Supreme Court, a Superior Court, District Courts, 9 Estates Courts, and Community Courts. Other courts may be established by the General 16 Assembly but only upon prior certification of the necessity therefor by the Supreme Court. 11 Section 2. Supreme Court.--(a) The Supreme Court shall consist of seven justices, 12 one of whom shall be Chief Justice of Pennsylvania. In the absence of the Chief Justice, 13 the member of the courf senior in length of service on the court shall serve in his place. 14 (b) The Supreme Court shall be the highest court of the Commonwealth and shall 15 have final appellate jurisdiction. If shall have no original.jurisdiction except as may be 16 expressly provided in this Constitution. It may assume jurisdiction of actions pending in 17 any other court at any stage of the proceedings. It shall have the power to issue all writs Digitized from Best Copy Available

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