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· 9/22/1980

Wajert v. State Ethics Commission

Citations

  • 420 A.2d 439
  • 491 Pa. 255
  • 1980 Pa. LEXIS 804

How courts have described this case

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  • holding Pennsylvania State Ethics Act unconstitutional as applied to former judges
  • finding then applicable State Ethics Act, which prohibited trial court judge from representing client within one year of resignation, was unconstitutional as applied to former judge since the regulation infringed upon this Court’s exclusive power to govern the conduct of an attorney
  • term “public official” in Ethics Act includes a judge who has retired or resigned
  • term \public official\ in Ethics Act includes a judge who has retired or resigned
  • statute unconstitutional as it applied to restrict practice of law by former judges
  • statute unconstitutional as it applied to restrict practice of law by former judges

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Judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, Kauffman

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