Court Opinion

ID: 9751525
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 16:33:57.101197+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:34:31.853939
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Justice EAKIN,
dissenting.
I agree with Chief Justice Castille that deputy sheriffs of second class counties are not “policemen” for the purposes of *145Act 111 collective bargaining. See 43 P.S. §§ 217.1-217.10. Having reached this conclusion, I see no reason to speak to incorporation of the independently-elected sheriff into our court system; the de facto role of the sheriff differs from county to county. The constitutional issues related thereto are considerable, and I would avoid dicta that may prove inapplicable down the road.
Therefore, I respectfully dissent.