In re: 2nd Judicial District Declaration of Judicial Emergency (Lancaster County)
Opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT
IN RE: 2ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT : No. 44 MM 2020 DECLARATION OF JUDICIAL : EMERGENCY (LANCASTER COUNTY) :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 12th day of May, 2022, the Application Pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. 1952
is GRANTED. The President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County
is authorized to suspend state or local rules that restrict the use of advanced
communication technology (ACT) in court proceedings through June 15, 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 Mundy note their dissent.
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