In Re: 5th Judicial District (Allegheny County)

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided August 30, 2021·No. 23 WM 2020·Published

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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