Case Name: In the Matter of Petition of the PENNSYLVANIA BAR ASSOCIATION and Frank B. Boyle
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1983-05-27
Citations: 501 Pa. 127
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Petition of the PENNSYLVANIA BAR ASSOCIATION and Frank B. Boyle.
Judges: Before ROBERTS, C.J., NIX, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, and ZAPPALA, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 501
Pages: 127–129

Head Matter:
460 A.2d 721
In the Matter of Petition of the PENNSYLVANIA BAR ASSOCIATION and Frank B. Boyle.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
May 27, 1983.
Richard E. McDevitt, Executive Director, JIRB, Richard A. Sprague, Marvin Comisky, Philadelphia, LeRoy S. Zimmerman, Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, for respondents.
John G. Harkins, Jr., Lloyd R. Ziff, Thomas E. Zemaitis, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, for petitioner; Bernard M. Borish, Philadelphia, Andrew N. Farley, Pittsburgh, Joseph E. Gallagher, Scranton, Carl E. Glock, Jr., Pittsburgh, Herbert J. Johnson, Jr., Erie, Charles C. Keller, Washington, Robert M. Landis, Philadelphia, Robert M. Mundheim, Philadelphia, Raymond Pearlstine, Norristown, Judd N. Poffinberger, Pittsburgh, Henry T. Reath, Philadelphia, George M. Weiss, Pittsburgh, of counsel.
George H. Williams, Executive Vice President, AmJudicature Soc., Chicago, Ill., John W. Eckman, Brother Patrick Ellis, Walter A. Spiro, Co-Chairman, Greater Phila. Ptshp. Philadelphia, for amicus curiae.
Before ROBERTS, C.J., NIX, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, and ZAPPALA, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM:
The petition to assume jurisdiction is denied for the reasons set forth in The First Amendment Coalition, et a1. v. Judicial Inquiry and Review Board, No. 76 E.D.Misc.Dkt. 1983, filed this day (copy attached).
LARSEN, J., did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.
McDERMOTT, J., files a concurring opinion.
HUTCHINSON, J., files a concurring opinion.
NIX, J., would grant Application to Establish a Briefing Schedule and for Oral Argument on the Petition to Assume Jurisdiction over Proceedings Relating to Charges of Judicial Misconduct.