Opinion

Board of Judges v. Bucks County Commissioners

  • 479 Pa. 455
  • 388 A.2d 743
  • 99 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2489
  • 1978 Pa. LEXIS 727
Court
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Filed
Jul 14, 1978
Status
Published
Author
Roberts
On the bench
Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino, Packel
Cited by
13 cases
Authority
More cited than 88.5%

The opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In this appeal, we conclude that commissioners of Bucks County, a county of the third class, are the managerial representatives in proceedings under Act 195 involving court personnel of Bucks County and nothing in the record demonstrates an unconstitutional infringement upon the independence of the judiciary. Act of June 29, 1976, P.L. 460, § 1, amending Act of August 9, 1955, P.L. 323, § 1620, 16 P.S. § 1620 (1956 and Supp.1977); Ellenbogen v. County of Allegheny, 479 Pa. 429 , 388 A.2d 730 (1978); Sweet v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, 479 Pa. 449 , 388 A.2d 740 (1978) (Sweet II).

Accordingly, the order of the Commonwealth Court is vacated and the case is remanded to the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

. PACKEL, J., did not participate in the decision of this case.

*457 MANDERINO, J., joins and files a concurring opinion.

NIX, J., concurs in the result.

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