El Panel del Fiscal Especial está formado por jueces que son elegidos al azar. Su trabajo es ayudar en investigaciones importantes y toman decisiones juntos. Si uno de ellos deja su puesto, se reemplaza solo por el tiempo que queda.
Es como un equipo de fútbol donde los jugadores son elegidos al azar para formar parte del equipo. Solo juegan por un tiempo específico y si uno se lesiona, traen a otro jugador, pero solo por el resto del partido.
Imagina que hay una investigación sobre un político en Pensilvania. Se forma un panel con tres jueces elegidos al azar. Si uno de esos jueces se retira antes de que termine su mandato de tres años, se busca a otro juez para que complete el tiempo restante.
18 Pa.C.S. 9311 - Organization Of Panel (a) Composition and selection.--The Special Independent Prosecutor's Panel shall be composed of one judge of the Commonwealth Court and two judges, including senior judges, of the courts of common pleas of the Commonwealth. The members of the panel shall be chosen by lot. The procedure shall be determined by and supervised by the Court Administrator of Pennsylvania in the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts. The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts shall disclose to the public the membership of the panel. (b) Term of members.--Each member of the panel shall hold office for a term of three years. Judges who are members of the panel and are required to retire under section 16 of Article V of the Constitution of Pennsylvania shall also vacate their positions on the panel unless assigned under Chapter 7 of the Rules of Judicial Administration. A judge who is otherwise removed or suspended from office shall automatically forfeit the position held by that judge on the panel. (c) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the panel shall be filled only for the remainder of the three-year period in which the vacancy occurs and in the same manner as initial assignments to the panel were made. (d) Decisions by majority vote.--All decisions of the panel shall be by majority vote of the members. (e) Clerk.--The Prothonotary of Commonwealth Court shall serve as the clerk of the panel and shall provide such services as are needed by the panel. (f) Restriction.--No member of the panel who participated in a function conferred on the panel under this chapter involving an independent counsel shall be eligible to participate in any judicial proceeding concerning a matter which involves the independent counsel and which involves the exercise of the
Los miembros del panel son elegidos al azar, lo que significa que se sortea quiénes serán parte de él.
Cada juez en el panel sirve por un período de tres años.
Si un juez se retira, se reemplaza solo por el tiempo que queda de su mandato de tres años.
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