STANDER et al. v. KELLEY


433 Pa. 406 (1969)

Stander et al., Appellants, v. Kelley.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

February 7, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Beasley, for plaintiffs, appellants.

William C. Sennett, Attorney General, with him Edward Friedman, Counsel General, for Secretary of Commonwealth, appellee.

Ira P. Tiger, Ralph S. Snyder, Samuel D. Slade, Bernard G. Segal, and Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, for amicus curiae.

S. Regen Ginsburg and Lewis H. VanDusen, Jr., for amicus curiae.

W.J. Krencewicz, for interested person, under Rule 65.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, February 7, 1969:

On April 23, 1968, the eligible voters of Pennsylvania adopted several amendments to the Constitution of Pennsylvania. Included among these was a complete revision of Article V relating to the Judiciary. The vote approving the new Judiciary Article, which superseded the old Judiciary Article, was 910,855 in favor and 729,845 against.

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