{"id":7566,"date":"2020-03-17T16:50:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T20:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/resources.evans-legal.com\/?p=7566"},"modified":"2020-03-27T11:35:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T15:35:23","slug":"supreme-court-of-pennsylvania-declares-general-statewide-judicial-emergency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.evans-legal.com\/?p=7566","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Declares General Statewide Judicial Emergency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>The following is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacourts.us\/news-and-statistics\/news\/?Article=1016\">a 3\/16\/2020 news release<\/a> from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid COVID-19 mitigation efforts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court today declared a&nbsp;statewide judicial emergency effective until April 14, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the emergency declaration in place, county president judges are authorized to declare individual&nbsp;county judicial emergencies through April 14, 2020, should they deem it appropriate to protect the&nbsp;health and safety of staff, court users and the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Specifically, counties operating under local judicial emergencies shall have the authority to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Suspend time calculations for the purposes of time computation relevant to court cases or other&nbsp;judicial business, as well as time deadlines, subject to constitutional restrictions;<\/li><li>Authorize additional uses of advanced communications technology to conduct court&nbsp;proceedings, subject to constitutional restrictions; and<\/li><li>Take any action permitted pursuant to Rule of Judicial Administration 1952(B)(2), including&nbsp;restrictions or temporary closures of court facilities.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The emergency declaration specifically authorizes president judges to suspend the operation of Rule of&nbsp;Criminal Procedure 600 within a judicial district, for the length of the judicial emergency. The Supreme&nbsp;Court Order, however, does not affect a criminal defendant\u2019s right to a speedy trial under the United&nbsp;States and Pennsylvania Constitutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Judicial Districts operating under the emergency declaration will arrange for the provision of essential&nbsp;judicial services, including arraignments and bail establishment hearings and protection from abuse act&nbsp;proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information about the impact of COVID-19 on court operations is available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacourts.us\/ujs-coronavirus-information\">online<\/a>, at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pennsylvaniacourts\/\" target=\"_blank\">@pennsylvaniacourts<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PACourts\" target=\"_blank\">@PACourts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Update<\/em>:  The following are the citations and links to the orders published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8220;General Statewide Judicial Emergency; No. 531 Judicial Administration Doc.&#8221; (3\/16\/2020), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacodeandbulletin.gov\/Display\/pabull?file=\/secure\/pabulletin\/data\/vol50\/50-13\/443.html\">50 Pa.B. 1832<\/a>  (3\/28\/2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;General Statewide Judicial Emergency Authorization for Superior Court and Commonwealth Court; No. 532 Judicial Administration Doc.&#8221; (3\/16\/2020), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacodeandbulletin.gov\/Display\/pabull?file=\/secure\/pabulletin\/data\/vol50\/50-13\/443.html\">50 Pa.B. 1831<\/a> (3\/28\/2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8220;General Statewide Judicial Emergency; No. 531 and 532 Judicial Administration Doc.&#8221; (3\/18\/2020), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pacodeandbulletin.gov\/Display\/pabull?file=\/secure\/pabulletin\/data\/vol50\/50-13\/443.html\">50 Pa.B. 1833<\/a>  (3\/28\/2020).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is a 3\/16\/2020 news release from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court: Amid COVID-19 mitigation efforts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court today declared a&nbsp;statewide judicial emergency effective until April 14, 2020. 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