City Solicitor.
Philadelphia Home Rule Charter § 3-304
in effect§ 3-304. City Solicitor.
The City Solicitor shall be a lawyer admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and shall have had at least five years' experience in active practice of the law.
ANNOTATION
Sources: No specific source.
Purposes: To qualify for the office of City Solicitor, a person must be a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and must have had five years' experience in the active practice of law which includes private practice, practice as a government attorney, or a combination of both. This is the minimum experience believed to be necessary for the proper performance of the duties of the office.
Source: City of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Code and Home Rule Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-264058Fetched: 10/27/2026
