Pa. Sup. Ct. IOP § 13

(A) Where a quorum of the Court cannot be assembled to transact the business

of the Court, or where extraordinary circumstances warrant appointment of

additional Justices, the Chief Justice or senior participating Justice may request

temporary judicial assignment(s) to the Court as set forth below.

(B) A request for one or more temporary judicial assignments shall be made in

accordance with the affirmative vote of a majority of the Justices voting on that

question.

(C) The Court Administrator will select the requested number of temporary

judges by random drawing from a pool of all commissioned judges of the Superior

Court, or the Commonwealth Court, or both, excluding any judges who previously

participated in the matter(s) to be considered by the Court. In the event a judge so

selected is unable to serve, the Court Administrator shall select another temporary

judge from the pool by random drawing. The Court Administrator will submit the

selected names to the Chief Justice or senior participating Justice for appointment

to the Court.

(D) This Section supplants Rule of Judicial Administration 701(C)(1) and (2)

relative to temporary judicial assignments to the Supreme Court. The balance of

the Rules of Judicial Administration continue to pertain, to the extent otherwise

applicable.