746 A.2d 108 (Pa.Ct.Jud.Disc. 1999)
Filed December 31, 1999
Opinion and Order, Panella, J.

746 A.2d 108 (Pa.Ct.Jud.Disc. 1999)
Filed February 4, 2000
Per Curiam Order

Appeal reversed in part, vacated in part, 812 A.2d 640 (Pa.Spec.Trib. 2002)

After the filing of a formal complaint against former Supreme Court Justice Rolf Larsen, the Court addressed Larsen's omnibus pretrial motion. The Court held that it continued to have subject matter jurisdiction, and the case was not moot, even though Larsen had already been twice removed from office by the state Senate and as a condition of his criminal sentence following his conviction of a felony. The Court specifically held that the Court of Judicial Discipline has exclusive jurisdiction to consider the disbarment of a Judicial Officer who is also an attorney registered to practice law in Pennsylvania.

Following a trial which was held on June 30, 1999, the Court filed an Opinion and Order on December 31, 1999, and found that Larsen had been convicted of a felony and therefore was subject to discipline under Article V, §18(d)(1) of the Pennsylvania Constitution.

On February 4, 2000, the Court imposed the following sanctions: (1) removal from office, and (2) disbarment from the bar of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Full details of decision:

Opinion (Panella, J - August 4, 1998)

Per Curiam Order (August 4, 1998)

Opinion (Panella, J - December 31, 1999)

Per Curiam Order (December 31, 1999)

Per Curiam Order (February 4, 2000)

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