Title: In Re: Assignment of Judge McFalls, Jr. (Per Curiam Order)

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT [J-97-2002] IN RE: ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGE H. PATRICK MCFALLS, JR. : : No. 21 WM 2002 ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 12th day of April, 2002, upon consideration of the Petition for Review, the Answer to Rule to Show Cause, the Brief on behalf of Judge H. Patrick McFalls in regard to Rule to Show Cause dated February 22, 2002, the Brief in Support of Rule to Show Cause on behalf of Petitioners, and the admissions of record, and after hearing on the matter, it is hereby ordered that the Respondent is suspended without pay for a period of thirty (30) days. The suspension is effective as of the date of this Order. It is further ordered that the medical benefits of the Respondent are not to be suspended during the thirty (30) day period. In the exercise of this Court's discretion, it is further directed that the matter is referred to the Judicial Conduct Board pursuant to Pa. Const. Art. V, §18. Opinion to follow.