Eshelman v. Commissioners of Berks

Opinion by

Judge Williams, Jr.,

The Honorable W. Richard Eshelman, president judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County,1 has filed a petition for review directed alternatively to our original jurisdiction under Section 761 (a)(2) of the Judicial Code and our appellate jurisdiction under Section 763(b).2 Since we conclude that the petitioner’s action is cognizable under Section 761(a)(2), we need not consider the other asserted basis of jurisdiction.3

Suing on behalf of himself and all the other judges of the Berks County court, the petitioner urges us to set aside a labor arbitration…