Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Anonymous Attorney A

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

The question presented to this Court is whether the *86Judicial Inquiry and Review Board (JIRB)1 has exclusive jurisdiction to discipline Judicial officers for misconduct; so as to preclude action by the Disciplinary Board2 against those same Judicial officers who are also attorneys registered to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We find that exclusive jurisdiction lies with JIRB and reverse in part and affirm in part, although for other reasons, the order of the Disciplinary Board.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

We address the eight separate appeals in a…