In Re: 5th Judicial District (Allegheny County)
Opinion
N THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT
IN RE: 5TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT : No. 23 WM 2020 (ALLEGHENY COUNTY) - DECLARATION : OF JUDICIAL EMERGENCY :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 30th August day of, 2021, the Application for Relief, filed by the
Honorable Kim Berkeley Clark, is GRANTED.
The President Judge of the Fifth Judicial District is authorized to suspend Rule of
Criminal Procedure 600, as well as rules that restrict the use of advanced communication
technology (ACT) in court proceedings, subject to state and federal constitutional
limitations, through October 1, 2021.
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. Nos. 1950-1954, or when a proceeding is
not being conducted during normal business hours.
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