ER CURIAM 

AND NOW, this 8th day of October, 2021, the Petition for Emergency Judicial Order 

Pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 1952(B)(2), which seeks permission for the President Judge of 

the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County to suspend temporarily certain procedural 

rules, is GRANTED, IN PART.   

The  President  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Bradford  County  is 

authorized to suspend rules that restrict the use of advanced communication technology 

(ACT) in court proceedings, subject to state and federal constitutional limitations, through 

November 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.   

The  request  of  the  President  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Bradford 

County  to  suspend  Rule  of  Criminal  Procedure  600  through  December  31,  2021,  is 

DEFERRED, pending further order of this Court.  Any individual or entity interested in the 

ORDER 

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA 
MIDDLE DISTRICT 
 

No. 50 MM 2020 

     

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IN RE: 42ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT 
DECLARATION OF JUDICIAL 
EMERGENCY (BRADFORD COUNTY) 

 

   

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President Judge’s request to suspend Rule 600 through December 31, 2021, is allowed 

to file a reply in this Court.  The deadline for such replies is October 15, 2021. 

The Prothonotary is DIRECTED to serve this order on the Bradford County Office 

of the Public Defender, the District Attorney of Bradford County, and the Office of Attorney 

General. 

 

   

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