concluding that “should collective bargaining impair the independence of the judicial function, nothing in Act 195 nor our decision in Ellenbogen prohibits courts from taking reasonable, appropriate measures to maintain their independence.”
How later courts described this case
- concluding that “should collective bargaining impair the independence of the judicial function, nothing in Act 195 nor our decision in Ellenbogen prohibits courts from taking reasonable, appropriate measures to maintain their independence.”
- holding that court reporters are public employees under the Public Employe Relations Act 8 and thus are entitled to enjoy its benefits
- upholding constitutionality of Act 195 as applied to court reporters of Philadelphia
- interpreting 43 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 1101.301(1) (1991)
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
MANDERINO, Justice,
concurring.
I join in the opinion of Mr. Justice Roberts and incorporate herein my concurring opinion in Ellenbogen v. County of Allegheny; 479 Pa. 429 , 388 A.2d 730 (1978).