Board of Judges v. Bucks County Commissioners

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

This appeal presents the issue whether appellants, judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, are a *459managerial representative for purposes of collective bargaining and representation proceedings under the Public Employe Relations Act (Act 195)1 involving employees of the Offices of Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, Sheriff, and Register of Wills (row offices) and, if not, whether Act 195 as applied unconstitutionally infringes upon the judicial function.2 We hold that appellants are not a managerial representative for purposes of such proceedings…