Barbieri v. Shapp

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

By petition for review in the nature of a complaint in equity and for declaratory judgment filed March 2, 1977, the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania seeks a declaration by this Court with appropriate relief that four identified judicial offices should be filled by the elective process in this year 1977 and not by the appointive process inasmuch as the incumbents during this year will attain the age of seventy years thereby creating vacancies in these judicial offices.

Petitioner would have us conclude that Article Y, Section 10, ■ of the Pennsylvania…