Rule 6. Public Comment.

 Magisterial district judges shall abstain from public comment about a proceeding pending or impending in their offices or in any court, and shall require similar abstention on the part of their staff. This rule does not prohibit magisterial district judges from making public statements in the course of their official duties or from explaining for public information the procedures of the court.

   Official Note

   This rule is derived from Canon 3A(6), American Bar Association Code of Judicial Conduct.

Source

   The provisions of this Rule 6 amended February 1, 1973, 3 Pa.B. 275.


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