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WAJERT v. STATE ETHICS COMMISSION

491 Pa. 255 (1980)

420 A.2d 439

The Honorable John M. WAJERT, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for Chester County, 15th Judicial District, Appellee, v. STATE ETHICS COMMISSION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 22, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Rittenhouse Morrison, Harrisburg, for appellant.

John M. Wajert, West Chester, for appellee.

Harris Goldrich, Raymond Pearlstine, Norristown, for amicus curiae Pa. Bar Assn.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

OPINION

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On March 12, 1979, the Honorable John M. Wajert, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, acting pursuant to Sections 7(9)(i) and (ii) of the State Ethics Act,1 requested an opinion from the State Ethics Commission. The issue presented to the Commission was:

"May a Judge of a Court of Common Pleas, upon retirement or resignation, represent...

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