• Removal of Authorization to Perform Judicial Duties - Although a constable may only be removed or disciplined for acts of malfeasance or misfeasance upon petition of the District Attorney or an individual citizen (see 13 P.S. § 31), a constable's authorization to perform judicial duties pursuant to Section B above may be revoked at any time pursuant to the authority of the President Judge.
  • A constable's authority to perform judicial duties shall be revoked in the following circumstances:
  • a constable permits his/her compliance with requirements of Section A above to lapse;
  • the constable commits a breach of the duties or requirements of this manual including, but not limited to, the Constable Code of Conduct as set forth in Section V herein;
  • the constable commits any violation of the law while in the performance of judicial duties or is otherwise convicted of criminal conduct which places the integrity or honesty of the constable at issue;
  • the constable commits any act which jeopardizes public trust in or brings disrespect to the Court.
  • a constable suspended by any judicial district in the Commonwealth shall also be suspended in the 51st Judicial District and may be considered for reinstatement after the other judicial district lifts its suspension and presuming there are no other matters in the 51st Judicial District that would maintain suspension.
  • Court Officials who know, or have reason to believe, that a constable has committed a violation of the Code of Conduct or the provisions of the Constable Manual shall promptly inform the Court Administrator's Office of the same.
  • All complaints of constable misconduct, including complaints related to the failure to comply with the Constable Manual, including the Constable Code of Conduct, shall be promptly investigated by the Court Administrator. The results of the investigation shall be provided to the President Judge for further action, if any.
  • Minimum Requirements - Compliance with the provisions of this manual does not guarantee a constable the right to perform judicial duties for a Magisterial District Judge or Court Official. Rather, the provisions of this