In Re: 1st Judicial District (Phila. County)
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Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT
IN RE: FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF : No. 21 EM 2020 PENNSYLVANIA :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 7th day of June, 2022, the Request Pursuant to Pa.R.J.A.
1952(B)(2)(m), is GRANTED.
The President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County is
authorized to suspend state or local rules that restrict the use of advanced communication
technology (ACT) in court proceedings through September 6, 2022, subject to state and
federal constitutional limitations.
Judges shall be present in the courthouse, judicial center, or other court facility
whenever a proceeding is being conducted by ACT, except for extraordinary
circumstances, such as when court properties have been closed due to inclement
weather or other emergency under Pa.R.J.A. 1950-1954, or when a proceeding is not
being conducted during normal business hours.
Justices Donohue and Wecht note their dissent.
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