Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Rule 1953 - Emergency Regional Administrative Units(a) Within sixty (60) days of the adoption of this Rule, the Court Administrator shall recommend to the Supreme Court the number and designation of "emergency regional administrative units," ensuring that every judicial district in the Commonwealth is included within an "emergency regional administrative unit" with one or more neighboring judicial districts.(b) In the event of an emergency affecting any court's operations, causing the partial or full implementation of a court's continuity of operations plan under Rule 1951 (Continuity of Operations and Emergency Action Plans), or if the Supreme Court or president judge declares a judicial emergency under Rule 1952 (A)(1) or (B)(1) (Emergency Actions, Duties and Authorities), the president judge of the affected judicial district or districts may activate the respective emergency regional administrative unit by providing notice to the Court Administrator. Once activated, judges, and magisterial district judges may be temporarily assigned to another judicial district within the emergency regional administrative unit as if the judicial districts were operating within a unit created under Pa.R.J.A. 701(e) (Assignment of Judges to Courts).(c) All judges and magisterial district judges assigned to another judicial district pursuant to this Rule shall have the same power and authority as that vested in a judge or magisterial district judge of that judicial district.(d) Whenever a judge or magisterial district judge is assigned to another judicial district pursuant to this Rule, notice shall immediately be sent to the Court Administrator.(e) All expenses of any jurist assigned to another judicial district pursuant to this Rule shall be reimbursed as provided by law.The provisions of Rule 1953 are adopted December 28, 2009, effective immediately, 40 Pa.B. 218.Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 53, No. 31. August 5, 2023, effective 8/5/2023