UJS Coronavirus Information
The Pennsylvania Judiciary has provided updates below regarding local court operations and proceedings. We continue to monitor developments regarding the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and its impact on court operations.
We communicate regularly with the Governor’s Office and the state Department of Health for guidance on measures to continue protecting the health and safety of court users and court employees.
Contact your local court for more information or visit their website. Learn more about filing emergency PFAs during this pandemic. You can also learn more about mitigating the spread of the virus at Health.pa.gov.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court COVID-19 related orders and cases
Superior Court
Superior Court COVID-19 related orders and cases
Commonwealth Court
Commonwealth Court COVID-19 related orders and cases
Additional Court Operations Updates
March 13 - News Release - Access to Pennsylvania Judicial Center Limited
March 13 - Interpreter Program - The March 20 Oral Proficiency Examination is postponed.
March 14 - Gov. Wolf Offers COVID-19 Community Preparedness and Procedures Materials
March 16 - To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the Governor announced the Capitol Complex (including the Pennsylvania Judicial Center) is closed effective today, March 16, 2020 and extending for a period of 14 days.
March 19 - Minor Judiciary Education Board - The Minor Judiciary Education Board is taking steps to protect public safety and general welfare for all citizens of Pennsylvania. For more information see: http://www.pacourts.us/courts/supreme-court/committees/supreme-court-boards/minor-judiciary-education-board
March 22 - Guidance to president judges for attorneys from Court Administrator Geoff Moulton
July - Jury Trial Working Group Report - Disclaimer: The Jury Trial Working Group report was a joint effort of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges and the AOPC. Guidance noted in the report is provided as a recommendation and not a mandate and is intended to suggest best practices for resuming jury trials in Pennsylvania’s judicial districts. Recommendations noted within the report were developed based upon currently-available public health information and may be revised or supplemented as circumstances change.
Pennsylvania bar exam to be administered remotely in Oct. 2020 (News Release)
York County Magisterial District Court 19-1-02 Temporarily Closed (News Release)
York County Judicial Center Court Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19 (News Release)
Information by judicial district
Adams County
2020
March 18 - Adams County - Supervisory Order (Access)
March 20 - Adams County - Supervisory Order (Revised)
March 26 - Adams County - Order (Emergency filings)
March 30 - Adams County - Order (Extension of Supervisory Order)
April 3 - Adams County - Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency)
April 9 - Adams County - Amendment to Supervisory Order (SO-31, dated 4/3/20)
April 14 - Adams County - Order (Scheduling and Access)
April 17 - Adams County - Order (Court Access - protective masks)
April 24 - Adams County - Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency)
May 6 - Adams County - Order (Criminal Court Operations)
May 26 - Adams County - Order (Court Access and Operations)
May 29 - Adams County - Order (Amendment to 2020-SO-40 Paragraph 10)
July 13 - Adams County - Judicial Emergency Application (7/14/20 to 8/3/20)
July 14 - Adams County - Order (Time Extended for Sheriff to Serve Original Process)
July 17 - Adams County - Order Granting Application to Declare a Judicial Emergency
August 11 - Adams County - Order (Court Scheduling and Operations)
Oct. 1 - Adams County - Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency Orders)
Oct. 22 - Adams County - Order (Re Constable Warrant Service)
Oct. 23 - Adams County - Order (Re Open Court Proceedings)
Nov. 25 - Adams County - Order (Court Access Through 3/31/21)
Dec. 12 - Adams County - Order (Limited Court Proceedings)
2021
Jan. 8 - Adams County - Order (Court Access for law firm mail receipt)
Jan. 26 - Adams County - Order (Emergency Operations Continued through 2/26/21)
Feb. 8 - Adams County - Order (2021 Court Scheduling)
March 30 - Adams County - Supervisory Order (Public Access and Court Operations Through 5/31/21)
July 28 - Adams County - 51 MM 2020 - Application for Relief (Request for Emergency Judicial Order)
July 30 - Adams County - 51 MM 2020 - Judicial Emergency Order
Allegheny County
2020
March 16 - Allegheny County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 23 WM 2020
March 16 - Allegheny County - Order (Emergency Operations)
March 16 - Allegheny County - Order (Writs of Possession and Sheriff's Sale)
March 18 - Allegheny County - Amended Administrative Order (Emergency Operations)
March 20 - Allegheny County - Order (E-Publication of Legal Journal)
March 22 - Allegheny County - Amended Administrative Order (Emergency Operations)
March 23 - Allegheny County - Order (Access and Court Operations)
March 24 - Allegheny County - Order (Custody Orders during Stay at Home Order time period)
March 26 - Allegheny County - Order (Access and Court Operations)
March 27 - Allegheny County - Order (Temporarily Lifting Family Support Detainers)
April 2 - Allegheny County - Order (Judicial Emergency extended through 5/8/20)
April 8 - Allegheny County - Clarification of Emergency Declaration
May 6 - Allegheny County - Order - Judicial Emergency Declaration (Through 6/1/20)
May 6 - Allegheny County - Order (Judicial Emergency Operations Plan)
May 28 - Allegheny County - Order (Court Operations Through 8/31/20)
July 23 - Allegheny County - Order (Court Facility Closures 7/24/20)
July 24 - Allegheny County - Order (Court Operations - Remote Proceedings)
July 25 - Allegheny County - Clarification of 7/24/20 Order
Aug. 21 - Allegheny County - Order (Criminal Court Operations During the Judicial Emergency)
Aug 31 - Allegheny County - Order (Emergency Operations Plan And Court Access)
Aug. 31 - Allegheny County - Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency Through 12/31/20)
Aug. 31 - Allegheny County - Order (Temporary LLT Operations Procedures)
Sept. 4 - Allegheny County - Order (LL/T Matters and CDC Regulations)
Sept. 15 - Allegheny County - Order (Resumption of Jury Trials)
Oct. 2 - Allegheny County - Order (Pro Bono Mediation Program Continued)
Nov. 13 - Allegheny County - Order (Civil Jury Trials
Nov. 20 - Allegheny County - Order (Temporary Amendment to Emergency Operations Plan)
Dec. 3 - Allegheny County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 3/31/21)
2021
Jan. 7 - Allegheny County - Order (Amendment of Emergency Operations Through 1-29-21)
Jan. 26 - Allegheny County - Order (Emergency Operations Modifications Extended through 2/26/21)
Jan. 29 - Allegheny County - Order Temporary (Amendment to Criminal Court Operations and Procedures)
Jan. 29 - Allegheny County - Order (Postponement of Jury Trials 2/8 Through 2/12)
Feb. 4 - Allegheny County - Order (Court Operations; February Jury Trials)
Feb. 19 - Allegheny County - Order (Postponement of Jury Trials Until 4/5/21)
Feb. 24 - Allegheny County - Order (Temporary Procedures Re: Certain Residential Lease Actions)
Feb. 24 - Allegheny County - Order (Emergency Operations Plan from 3/1/21 through 4/2/21)
Feb. 24 - Allegheny County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended through 6/30/21)
March 31 - Allegheny County - Order (Amendment to Emergency Operations Plan; Court Operations)
March 31 - Allegheny County - Order (Temporary Procedures re. Certain LL/T Matters)
April 19 - Allegheny County - Administrative Order (Court Operations Plan Effective 4/27/21)
April 26 - Allegheny County - Order (3/31/21 Emergency Operations Order Extended to 8/31/21)
June 2 - Allegheny County - Order (Continuation of Certain Sheriff Sale Proceedings)
June 25 - Allegheny County - Request for Emergency Judicial Order
June 29 - Allegheny County - Judicial Emergency Order Through 8/31/21 (Pa.R.Crim.P. 600 and ACT)
Aug. 4 - Allegheny County - Request to Temporarially Authorize Court Order to Reduce Evictions
Aug. 6 - Allegheny County - Certified Order
Aug. 26 - Allegheny County - Request for Judicial Emergency
Aug. 30 - Allegheny County - Judicial Emergency (Rule 600 and ACT Through 10-1-21)
Armstrong County
2020
March 19 - Armstrong County - Administrative Order (Court Access for Essential Functions)
April 2 - Armstrong County - Supplemental Order (Praecipe for Writ of Summons)
Armstrong County Orders including:
- Administrative Order (Court Operations and Procedures through 5/29/20)
- Administrative Order (Court Operations and Procedures through 6/30/20)
- Order (Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Court Procedures through 5/30/20)
July 31 - Armstrong County - Order (Use of A.C.T. and Disease Control Measures through 8/31/20)
Dec. 7 - Armstrong County - Order (Limited Court Operations)
Dec. 18 - Armstrong County - Order (Court Operations Through 3/31/21)
2021
March 25 - Armstrong County - Emergency Operations Through 4/30/21
April 29 - Armstrong County - Order (Judicial District Emergency Operations Through 5/58/21)
Beaver County
2020
March 17 - Beaver County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 34 WM 2020
March 24 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Writ of Possession - Procedure)
March 25 - Beaver County - Order (Sheriff’s Sales Continued)
March 31 to April 6 - Beaver County - Administrative Orders Regarding Court Access and Operations
April 8 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (May Trial Term)
April 21 - Beaver County - Order (Sheriff’s Sale Continued)
April 27 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Preliminary Hearings through 5/8/20)
May 5 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Procedures for ARD/Plea Hearings 5/11/20 to 5/15/20)
May 6 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Court Access Through 6/1/20)
May 6 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Preliminary Hearings 5/11/2020 to 5/15/2020)
May 6 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Preliminary Hearings – Fingerprints)
May 18 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Sheriffs Sales)
May 19 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Courthouse Access beginning 5/22/20)
May 28 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Provisions through 9/11/20)
Nov. 12 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Continuation/Postponement of Cases)
Nov. 25 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Procedure for December Court Proceedings)
Dec. 8 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Criminal Matters on 12/16/20)
Dec. 30 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Eviction Moratorium Extended Through 1/31/21)
Dec. 31 - Beaver County - Order (January 2021 Arraignment and Status Conference Appearances)
2021
Jan. 21 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (February 2021 Arraignments and Status Conferences)
Jan. 21 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (March 2021 Term Pre-trial Conferences)
Jan. 21 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Preliminary Hearings at Central Court)
Jan. 21 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (ARD and Plea Hearings)
Feb. 19 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Defendant Appearances at March Status Conferences)
Feb. 22 - Beaver County - Order (Criminal Contempt Hearings set for 3/25/21 are Cancelled)
June 28 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Residential Eviction Order Continue Through 7/31/21)
June 28 - Beaver County - Application for Continued Modification of Statewide Court Rules
June 29 - Beaver County - Judicial Emergency Order Through 8/31/21 (ACT)
June 30 - Beaver County - Administrative Order (Residential Eviction Moratorium Through 7/31/21)
Bedford County
2020
March 17 - Bedford County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 28 WM 2020
March 17 - Bedford County - Order (Juv. Dep.)
March 17 - Bedford County - Order (Dom. Rel.)
March 17 - Bedford County - Order (PFA)
March 17 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Essential Operations)
March 13 - Bedford County - Memo (Emergency Response)
March 16 - Bedford County - Memo (updated)
March 19 - Bedford County - Press Release
March 24 - Bedford County - Order (Custody terms)
March 25 - Bedford County - Administrative Order (Sheriff's Sales)
April 1 - Bedford County - Press Release
April 3 - Bedford County - Order (Clarification of Custody Terms During Emergency)
April 24 - Bedford County - Order (Expiration of Judicial Emergency on 4/30/20)
April 30 - Bedford County - Order (Access and Court Operations)
Berks County
2020
March 17 - Berks County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 53 MM 2020
March 17 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Scheduling, Essential Functions, and Operations)
March 17 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Orphan’s Court)
March 17 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Law Library)
March 17 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Family Court)
March 17 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Dependency - CYS)
March 18 - Berks County - Administrative Order (MDJ – Essential Functions)
March 19 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Dependency Court)
March 23 - Berks County - Order (Access Dom. Rel.)
March 25 - Berks County - Order (MDJ)
March 27 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Employee Access)
March 27 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Court Access)
March 27 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Dependency)
March 27 - Berks County - Order (Essential Operations)
March 30 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Temporary Administrative Judge of Civil Div.)
April 3 - Berks County - Supplemental Order (Extension of emergency orders through 4/30/20)
April 8 - Berks County - Order (Housing of Juvenile Defendants)
April 9 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Dependency Court)
April 13 - Berks County - Order (Family Court Proceedings)
April 20 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Civil Court Modifications)
April 30 - Berks County - Supplemental Emergency Order for May 2020
May 1 - Berks County - Order (Family Court Proceedings)
May 14 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Court Operations for May, 2020)
June 2 - Berks County - Administrative Order (MDJ Essential Services until at least 6/30/20)
June 1 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Civil Division Modification)
June 4 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Family Division Modification)
June 15 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Custody Mediation Program Ended)
July 30 - Berks County - Administrative Order (Family Court Modifications thru 8/14/20)
Aug. 31 - Berks County - Admin. Order (Family Court Modification 8/31/2020)
Sept. 1 - Berks County - Admin Order (Certain Residential Landlord Tenant Actions 9/1/2020)
Aug. 13 - Berks County - 53 MM 2020 - Order Denying App for Relief
Blair County
2020
March 16 - Blair County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 20 WM 2020
March 18 - Blair County - Magisterial District Judge Procedures
March 19 - Blair County - Final Protection From Abuse Hearings
March 19 - Blair County - Custody for Off School Corona Virus
March 20 - Blair County - MDJ Specially Presiding
March 20 - Blair County - Court Filings with Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts
March 20 - Blair County - Juvenile Dependency Orders
March 21 - Blair County - Emergency Protection Orders
March 23 - Blair County - Court Supervision of Staff
March 23 - Blair County - Custody in Event of Shelter in Place
March 25 - Blair County - Emergency Orders Amend Caption and Heading
March 25 - Blair County - Order (Sheriff's Sales continued)
April 2 - Blair County - Administrative Order (Cancellation of May Civil Trial Term)
April 2 - Blair County - Judicial Emergency (Preliminary Hearings)
April 2 - Blair County - Administrative Order (Declaration of Judicial Emergency)
April 8 - Blair County - Administrative Order (Clarifying Custody Exchanges)
April 8 - Blair County - Notice of Compliance
April 13 - Blair County - Notice of Compliance (Juvenile Placements)
April 14 - Blair County - Order (Emergency Protection Orders)
April 23 - Blair County - Administrative Order (Extention of Juvenile Dependency Order)
April 24 - Blair County - Administrative Order (Extention until 5/15/20)
May 15 - Blair County - Administrative Order (Preliminary Hearings)
May 29 - Blair County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended until 7/10/20 – Ltd. Court Operations)
June 1 - Blair County - Order (MDJ Criminal and LL/T Operations)
July 10 - Blair County - Administrative Order (LL/T Matters)
Aug. 31 - Blair County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 12/31/20)
Nov. 20 - Blair County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Until 4/30/2021 Court Operations)
Dec. 11 - Blair County - Administrative Order (Court Access for Mag. Dist. Courts Through 1/4/21)
2021
Jan. 7 - Blair County - Administrative Order (Court Operations and Procedures Through 4/30/21)
April 28 - Blair County - Judicial Emergency Order Affirmed and Modified
June 30 - Blair County - Request for Emergency Judicial Order
July 1 - Blair County - Judicial Emergency Order Through 8/31/21 (ACT)
July 6 - Blair County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 8/31/21)
Bradford County
2020
March 17 - Bradford County - Declaration of Emergency 50 MM 2020
March 17 - Bradford County - Administrative Order (Access and Court Functions)
March 19 - Bradford County - Administrative Order (Court Access and Essential Functions)
April 13 - Bradford County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended through 4/30/20)
April 30 - Bradford County - Administrative Order (Access and Modification to Essential Functions)
May 29 - Bradford County - Administrative Order (Court Operations Through 8/1/20)
July 31 - Bradford County - Administrative Order (Modification of Court Functions)
Oct. 29 - Bradford County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended through 1/31/21)
2021
Feb. 1 - Bradford County - Administrative Order (Court Access and Protocols)
Feb. 1 - Bradford County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency
April 30 - Bradford County - Court Operations and Procedures
April 30 - Bradford County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 7/31/21)
Oct 8 - Bradford County - Supreme Court Order re. Bradford County (Use of ACT Through 11/1/21)
Bucks County
2020
March 17 - Bucks County - Order - MDJ (Temporary Restrictions on Operations)
March 19 - Bucks County - Order (Access and Essential Functions)
March 20 - Bucks County - Order (Emergency Protection Orders)
March 20 - Bucks County - Order (Civil Judgments on Praecipe)
March 21 - Bucks County - Temporary Restriction on Entry of Civil Judgments and Writs
March 26 - Bucks County - Order (Sheriff’s Sales)
March 27 - Bucks County - Order (Criminal and Civil Trials/Arbitration)
March 30 - Bucks County - Order (MDJ Access and Schedules)
April 2 - Bucks County - Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency)
April 8 - Bucks County - Emergency Order (Family Division Operations)
April 14 - Bucks County - Order (Civil Practice During Judicial Emergency)
April 28 - Bucks County - Order (Juvenile Dependency Visitation)
April 30 - Bucks County - Order (Suspension of Time Calculations)
April 30 - Bucks County - Order (Tolling in Juvenile Dependency Matters)
May 28 - Bucks County - Order (Judicial Emergency Provisions Through 8/29/20)
May 28 - Bucks County - Petition to Extend Election Deadline
June 12 - Bucks County - Order (Suspension of Grand Jury Proceedings)
May 13 - Bucks County - Order (Expiration of Judicial Emergency; Court Operations Effective 6/1/20)
August 12 - Bucks County - Order (Postponement of 8/14/20 Sheriff Sales)
Sept. 21 - Bucks County - Order (Limited Extension of Judicial Emergency Through 12/31/20)
Sept. 30 - Bucks County - Order (Recommencing Grand Jury Proceedings)
Nov. 5 - Bucks County - Order (Limited Extension of Judicial Emergency; Court Operations)
Dec. 3 - Bucks County - Order (Jury Trials Postponed until 3/1/21)
Dec. 3 - Bucks County - Order (No Jury Trials through March 1, 2021)
Dec. 18 - Bucks County - Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency Through 3/31/21; Court Operations)
2021
March 5 - Bucks County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended through 6/30/21; Court Operations)
Aug. 12 - Bucks County - 43 MM 2020 - Order Granting in Part Denying in Part App for Relief
2022
Jan. 20 - Bucks County - Order (Suspension of Jury Trials Until 2/28/22)
Butler County
Cambria County
2020
March 17 - Cambria County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 36 WM 2020
Sept. 28 - Cambria County - Order (Cambria County Prison Access)
Nov. 16 - Cambria County - Order (November and December 2020 Criminal Jury Selection Postponed)
Nov. 27 - Cambria County - Administrative Order (Transfer of Matters from Mag. Dist. Ct. 47-1-02)
Dec. 7 - Cambria County - Administrative Order (Transfer of Matters from Mag. Dist. Ct. 47-3-07)
2021
July 1 - Cambria County - Order (Cessation of Judicial Emergency Effective 7/6/21)
Carbon County
2020
March 17 - Carbon County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 55 MM 2020
March 17 - Carbon County - Administrative Order (Continuances, Stays, Proceedings, and Scheduling)
March 24 - Carbon County - Administrative Order (Deferral of Weekend Sentences)
March 24 - Carbon County - Administrative Order (Essential Functions)
April 2 - Carbon County - Second Amended Administrative Order (Essential Functions)
April 27 - Carbon County - Administrative Order (Deferral of Weekend Sentences)
May 29 - Carbon County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended through 7/3/20)
June 1 - Carbon County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 7/3/20)
June 19 - Carbon County - Order (Reassignment of Administrative Order)
June 29 - Carbon County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 7/27/20)
Sept. 22 - Carbon County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 12/31/20; Court Operations)
Dec. 4 - Carbon County - Administrative Order (Continuation of Certain Criminal Matters)
Dec. 18 - Carbon County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency; Court Operations)
2021
Jan. 11 - Carbon County - Order (Deferring Weekend Sentences to Feb. 5, 2021)
Jan. 15 - Carbon County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Through 4/4/21; Court Operations)
April 1 - Carbon County - Order (Judicial Emergency and Emergency Court Operations Through 6/7/21)
June 4 - Carbon County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Through 6/28/21)
June 29 - Carbon County - Order (Judicial Emergency Order Terminated Effective 6/28/21)
Centre County
2020
March 16 - Centre County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 39 MM 2020
March 16 - Centre County - Press Release
March 17 - Centre County - Memo (Judicial Emergency Response)
March 18 - Centre County - Administrative Order (Court proceedings and procedures)
April 6 - Centre County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended until 5/1/20)
April 6 - Centre County - Administrative Order (Deputized Sheriffs)
May 29 - Centre County - Order (Court Operations and Extension of Judicial Emergency until 7/3/20)
Aug. 18 - Centre County - Administrative Order (Jury Selection for Aug. and Oct. 2020)
2021
March 25 - Centre County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency and Court Access)
April 23 - Centre County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 6/30/21; Court Operations)
June 25 - Centre County - Request for Emergency Judicial Order
June 29 - Centre County - Order
Sept. 13 - Centre County - Request for Emergency Judicial Order
Chester County
2020
March 12 - Chester County - Coronavirus Policy
March 13 - Chester County - Administrative Order (Coronavirus Policy Amended)
March 17 - Chester County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 54 MM 2020
March 17 - Chester County - Administrative Order (Coronavirus Policy Second Amendment)
March 19 - Chester County - Administrative Order (Essential Functions)
April 2 - Chester County - Declaration (Judicial Emergency Extended through 4/30/20)
April 2 - Chester County - Administrative Order (Access and Essential Functions)
April 24 - Chester County - Administrative Order (Modifications Re. Court Access)
May 4 - Chester County - Administrative Order (Court Operations)
May 13 - Chester County - Administrative Order (Court Functions Beginning 6/2/2020)
Dec. 18 - Chester County - Administrative Order (Suspension of Jury Trials)
2021
Jan. 12 - Chester County - Order (Jury Trials to Resume 2/16/21)
Feb. 28 - Chester County - Administrative Order (Face Coverings)
Clarion County
2020
March 17 - Clarion County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 26 WM 2020
March 17 - Clarion County - Administrative Order on Court Procedures
March 26 - Clarion County - Order (CYS Visitation)
March 31 - Clarion County - Order (Custody Orders)
April 1 - Clarion County - Administrative Order (Extension of Emergency Procedures until 4/30/20)
April 6 - Clarion County - Order (CYS - Suspension of Parental Visitation Extended)
April 6 - Clarion County - Administrative Order (Fingerprint Orders)
April 28 - Clarion County - Order (Suspension of Visitation (CYS) through 5/8/20)
Nov. 3 - Clarion County - Order (Declaration of Judicial Emergency until 12/31/20; Court Operations)
Dec. 14 - Clarion County - Order Extending Judicial Emergency
2021
March 31 - Clarion County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended to 7/31/21)
Clearfield County
Clinton County
2020
March 18 - Clinton County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency (Order) 56 MM 2020
March 18 - Clinton County - Administrative Order (Court Operations)
April 1 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extension until 4-14-20)
April 3 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued through 5/3/20)
April 3 - Clinton County - Administrative Order (Deputized Sheriffs)
April 9 - Clinton County - Notice of Compliance and Administrative Order (Inmates)
April 28 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued through 5/31/20)
May 28 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Through 6/21/20)
June 17 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Through 7/5/20)
July 1 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Through 8/2/20)
July 28 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Through 9/7/20)
Aug. 25 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued through 10/4/20)
Sept. 28 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued through 11/1/20)
Oct. 26 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency extended through Jan. 3, 2021)
Dec. 15 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 3/7/21)
2021
Feb. 16 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Through 4/4/21)
March 12 - Clinton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Through 5/2/21)
Columbia and Montour Counties
2020
March 16 - Columbia and Montour Counties - Declaration of Judicial Emergency (and Order) 41 MM 2020
March 18 - Columbia and Montour Counties - Order (Access and Procedures)
March 20 - Columbia and Montour Counties - Order (Additional Essential Functions)
April 6 - Columbia and Montour Counties - Order extending Judicial Emergency (Through 4/30/20)
April 27 - Columbia and Montour Counties - Order (Extending Judicial Emergency Through 5/31/20)
May 28 - Columbia and Montour Counties - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 12/31/20)
Oct. 7 - Columbia and Montour Counties - Order (Jury Trials Suspended Through 12/31/20)
Nov. 2 - Columbia and Montour Counties - Order (Court Operations and Safety Protocols)
2021
June 25 - Columbia/Montour - Termination of Judicial Emergency 8/31/21
2022
Jan. 10 - Columbia and Montour Counties - Order (Court Operations, Access, and Procedures)
Feb. 9 - Columbia and Montour Counties - Court Operations effective March, 2022
Crawford County
2020
March 16 - Crawford County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 27 WM 2020
March 17 - Crawford County - Administrative Order (Access)
March 23 - Crawford County - Administrative Order (E-Filing)
March 25 - Crawford County - Administrative Order (Custody)
March 25 - Crawford County - Administrative Order (PFA)
April 2 - Crawford County - Administrative Order No 6 (May Criminal Trial Term)
April 2 - Crawford County - Administrative Order No 7 (Sheriff's Sales)
April 2 - Crawford County - Administrative Order No 8 (Public Access To Judicial Facilities)
April 7 - Crawford County - Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency through 4/30/20)
May 1 - Crawford County - Administrative Order No 9 (Partial Return to Normal Operations)
May 1 - Crawford County - Administrative Order No 10 (Magisterial District Courts)
May 29 - Crawford County - Administrative Order 11
May 29 - Crawford County - Youth in Placement Visitation
May 29 - Crawford County - Third Supplemental Declaration of Judicial Emergency
Nov. 10 - Crawford County - Administrative Order (November 2020 Criminal Term Cancelled)
Dec. 9 - Crawford County - Administrative Order (Cancelling Jan and Feb 2021 Terms of Court)
Dec. 16 - Crawford County - Amended Administrative Order - Youth in Placement
2021
Feb. 9 - Crawford County - Administrative Order (Cancellation of March 2021 Criminal Court Term)
June 3 - Crawford County Administrative Order No. 18 (Magisterial District Courts)
June 23 - Crawford County - Order (Cessation of Local Judicial Emergency)
Cumberland County
2020
March 16 - Cumberland County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 37 MM 2020
March 17 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Dependency Court)
March 17 - Cumberland County - Admin Order (Register of Wills and Orphan's Court)
March 17 - Cumberland County - Amendment to Administrative Order (Transport)
March 17 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Court Closure)
March 17 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Juvenile Dependency)
March 19 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Limited Access)
March 19 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (E-Signature)
March 19 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (E-Signature - Dependency)
March 20 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Sheriff's Sales)
April 7 - Cumberland County - Memo on Limiting New Inmates
April 7 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Sheriff's Sales of Real Estate)
May 1 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order ( Judicial Emergency and Ltd. Reopening of Courts)
May 5 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Sheriff's R/E Sale Continued)
May 13 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Sheriff's R/E Sales Continued to 8/5/20)
May 14 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Expiration of Temporary PFA Orders)
May 20 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Visitation in Dependency Matters)
May 22 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (July Criminal Jury Trials)
May 22 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Court Operations Beginning 5/26/20)
May 27 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Argument Court 6/12)
May 29 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 8/1/20)
June 11 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Court Operations in Green Phase)
June 17 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Arraignment Court Schedule for 6/25/20)
July 1 - Cumberland County - Order (Argument Court Procedures)
July 8 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Electronic Signatures during Judicial Emergency)
July 9 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Call of the Civil Trial List)
July 14 - Cumberland County - Order (8/5/20 Sheriff Sales continued to 9/2/20)
July 27 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 10-1-20)
July 27 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Modifications to Arraignment Court)
August 13 - Cumberland County - Order (Court Access)
Aug. 14 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (8/17/20 Jury Trials moved to 8/31/20)
Aug. 14 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Juror Face Mask Requirement)
Aug. 14 - Cumberland County - Amended Administrative Order (Temperature Screening Requirements)
Nov. 24 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Dec. 7, 2020 Jury Trials Rescheduled)
Nov. 24 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (COVID-19 Restrictions)
Nov. 24 - Cumberland County - Amended Administrative Order (Dec. 7, 2020 Jury Trials Rescheduled)
Nov. 24 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (December 2020 Sheriff’s Sale)
Dec. 11 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Limited Court Access Through Jan. 19, 2021)
2021
Jan. 8 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Continuation of Civil Jury Trials)
Jan. 8 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Extension of Limitation on Public Access)
Jan. 8 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 3/31/21)
Jan. 8 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Continuation of Criminal Jury Trials)
Feb. 17 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Limited Reopening of the Courts)
Feb. 23 - Cumberland County - Order (Use of A.C.T. to Conduct Hearings Before and After 4/1/21)
March 25 - Cumberland County - Extension of Judicial Emergency Through 4/30/21
April 19 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 6/15/21)
June 24 - Cumberland County - Masking Order
Nov. 22 - Cumberland County - Administrative order (Masking)
Dec. 17 - Cumberland County - Administrative order (Masking)
2022
Jan. 10 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Court Access and Operations)
Jan. 10 - Cumberland County - Order (January Criminal Term)
Feb. 3 - Cumberland County - Administrative Order (Civil Jury Trials)
Dauphin County
2020
March 16 - Dauphin County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 40 MM 2020
March 16 - Dauphin County - Administrative Order
March 17 - Dauphin County - Amended Administrative Order (Use of Videoconferencing)
April 1 - Dauphin County - Supplemental Emergency Declaration (Until 5/1/20)
April 1 - Dauphin County - Third Supplemental Administrative Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency)
April 8 - Dauphin County - Supplemental Administrative Order (D.R. Bench Warrants)
April 23 - Dauphin County - Second Supplemental Judicial Emergency (Extended Through 5/31/20)
April 23 - Dauphin County - Judicial Emergency and Essential Court Operations
June 2 - Dauphin County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Through 8/31/20)
June 3 - Dauphin County - Dauphin County Courts Scheduled to Reopen to the Public (News Release)
June 18 - Dauphin County - Administrative Order (Evictions Stayed)
June 29 - Dauphin County - Administrative Order (Process For Jury Trials Beginning 81720)
2021
March 4 - Dauphin County - Order (Court Access and Operations Through 6/1/21)
April 9 - Dauphin County - Administrative Order (Court Access Through 6/1/21)
Delaware County
2020
March 16 - Delaware County - Application to Declare Emergency
March 17 - Delaware County - Order Declaring Judicial Emergency 30 MM 2020
March 19 - Delaware County - Emergency Order (Early Parole Review)
March 23 - Delaware County - Emergency Order (Juvenile Delinquency and Dependency Matters)
April 7 - Delaware County - Emergency Order (Parole Review)
April 7 - Delaware County - Emergency Order Extension (Civil Section)
April 7 - Delaware County - Emergency Order (Postponing Sheriff’s R/E Sales)
April 7 - Delaware County - Emergency Order (Weekend-Partial Sentences)
April 7 - Delaware County - Order (Postponing Community Service Sentencing)
April 28 - Delaware County - Emergency Extension Orders including:
- Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency Declaration Until 6/1/20)
- Order (Jury Trial / Jury Duty Cancellation)
- Order (Postponement of 5/15 Sheriff’s R/E Sales)
- Order (Staying Residential Property Evictions)
- Order (In Person Formal Arraignments)
- Order (Postponement of Partial Confinement Sentences)
- Order (Early Parole Review)
- Order (Early Re-Parole Review)
May 5 - Delaware County - Order (Juvenile Delinquency and Dependency Matters)
June 1 - Delaware County - Order (Extension of Mag.Dist. Court Limited Operations)
June 2 - Delaware County - Petition Requesting Extension of Time to Tabulate Absentee Ballots
June 2 - Delaware County - Order Granting Petition Re. Tabulation of Absentee Ballots
June 22 - Delaware County - Administrative Order (Cancellation of Jury Trials Through 7/31/20)
June 30 - Delaware County - Emergency Order Criminal Section as Amended
July 2 - Delaware County - Order (Resumption of Certain in Person Family Court Matters)
July 8 - Delaware County - Order (Criminal Court Operations)
July 8 - Delaware County - Order (Extension Of Judicial Emergency Provisions Through 10 31 20)
July 10 - Delaware County - Order (Stay of Residential Property Ejectment Eviction and Levy)
July 16 - Delaware County - Order (Mag Dist Ct Operations and Protocols Through 10 31 20)
July 17 - Delaware County - Order (Postponement of Community Service Sentences)
July 24 - Delaware County - Order (Mg. Dist. Court Operations)
July 24 - Delaware County - Order (Cancellations and Revised Scheduling Protocols – Criminal)
July 24 - Delaware County - Order (Cancellations and Revised Scheduling Protocols – Family)
August 7 - Delaware County - Administrative Order (Mag. Dist. Ct. Operations – Amended)
Aug. 31 - Delaware County - Order (Extension and Expansion of Mag. Dist. Ct. Lts. Operations
Aug. 31 - Delaware County - Order (Extension and Expansion of Mag. Dist. Ct. Lts. Operations)
Sept. 9 - Delaware County - Emergency Order Postponing the September 17, 2020, Upset Tax Sale
Sept. 10 - Delaware County - Order (9/18 /20 and 10/16/20 Sheriff's R/E Sales Postponed)
Oct. 7 - Delaware County - Order (Judicial Tax Sale Postponed)
Oct. 20 - Delaware County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Until 1-31-21)
Oct. 20 - Delaware County - Order (Community Service Sentences Through 1-31-21 – Postponed)
Oct. 20 - Delaware County - Order (Sheriff’s R/E Sale of 11-20-20 Continued until 12-18-20)
Oct. 27 - Delaware County - Order (Civil Section Cancellations and Revised Scheduling Protocols)
Oct. 27 - Delaware County - Order (Family Section Cancellations and Revised Scheduling Protocols)
Nov. 20 - Delaware County - Order (Postponement of Partial Confinement Terms)
Nov. 25 - Delaware County - Emergency Order (Re: Parole Review Resumed)
Nov. 25 - Delaware County - Emergency Order (Early Parole Review Extended)
Dec. 4 - Delaware County - Order (Postponing Sheriff’s 12/18/20 R/E Sale)
Dec. 4 - Delaware County - Order (Postponing 12/17/20 Tax and Judicial Sales)
Dec. 18 - Delaware County - Order (Mag. Dist. Court Operations through 12/31/20)
2021
Jan. 7 - Delaware County - Order (Postponing Jan-Mar Sheriffs’ R/E Sales)
Jan. 22 - Delaware County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 4/30/21)
Jan. 22 - Delaware County - Order (Emergency Postponement of Weekend Partial Confinement)
Jan. 22 - Delaware County - Order (Re-Parole Review and Possible Release)
Jan. 22 - Delaware County - Order (Early Parole Review and Possible Release)
Jan. 22 - Delaware County - Order (Criminal Section Cancellations and Revised Scheduling Protocols)
Jan. 22 - Delaware County - Order (Civil Section Cancellations and Revised Scheduling Protocols)
Jan. 26 - Delaware County - Order (Family Section Cancellations and Scheduling Protocols)
Jan. 27 - Delaware County - Order (Community Service Sentences Postponed Through 4/30/21)
Jan. 28 - Delaware County - Order (Magisterial District Court Operations Through 4/30/21)
Feb. 16 - Delaware County - Order (Postponement of Weekend Partial Confinement Through 4/30/21)
April 21 - Delaware County - Order (Magisterial Dist. Court Ltd. Ops. Through 10/1/21)
April 21 - Delaware County - Order (Postponement of Weekend Partial Confinement Through 10/1/21)
April 21 - Delaware County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 10/1/21)
April 21 - Delaware County - Order (Re-Parole Review and Possible Release Through 10/1/21)
July 2 - Delaware County - Emergency Order (Post Pandemic Transitional Operations and Protocols)
Aug. 12 - Delaware County - Order (Judicial Emergency Vacated as of 8/31/21)
Elk and Cameron Counties
2020
March 16 - Elk and Cameron Counties - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 33 WM 2020
March 16 - Elk and Cameron Counties - Administrative Order (Access to Court Facilities)
March 19 - Cameron County - Administrative Order (DR Bench Warrants Cameron)
March 19 - Elk County - Administrative Order (Jury Selection – Elk)
March 19 - Elk County - Administrative Order (DR Bench Warrants Elk)
March 20 - Elk and Cameron Counties - Administrative Order (Court Access and Essential Functions)
March 20 - Elk County - Administrative Order (Court Access - Elk)
April 3 - Elk and Cameron Counties - Amended Administrative Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency)
May 27 - Elk County - Administrative Order (June 2020 Jury Selection)
June 1 - Elk and Cameron Counties - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Until 8/28/20)
June 17 - Elk and Cameron Counties - Administrative Order (DRS Bench Warrants)
Dec. 3 - Cameron County - Administrative Order (Court Access and Protocols Through 2/27/21)
Dec. 3 - Elk County - Administrative Order (Court Access and Protocols Through 2/27/21)
2021
Jan. 15 - Elk and Cameron - Administrative Order (Access to Judicial Facilities)
Erie County
2020
March 16 - Erie County - Memo (COVID-19 Response)
April 16 - Erie County - Second Amended Emergency Order (Continued through 5/31/20)
April 16 - Erie County - Amended Judicial Emergency Order (Extended Through 5/31/20)
May 6 - Erie County - Judicial Order (Incl. Cancellation of June Trial Term and LL/T Matters)
July 10 - Erie County - Administrative Order (Certain LLT Matters Stayed Until 83120)
Oct. 5 - Erie County - Order (Residential Landlord/Tenant Evictions)
Nov. 18 - Erie County - Administrative Order (Court Operations During Quarantine Period)
Nov. 24 - Erie County - Supplemental Emergency Judicial Order (Court Operations)
Fayette County
2020
March 16 - Fayette County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 32 WM 2020
March 16 - Fayette County - Administrative Order (Court Procedures)
March 17 - Fayette County - Second Administrative Order (Scheduling)
March 17 - Fayette County - Policy (Exposure Control)
April 2 - Fayette County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extension through 4/30/20)
Dec. 2 - Fayette County - Order extending Judicial Emergency through Jan. 4, 2021
Forest and Warren Counties
2020
March 18 - Forest and Warren Counties - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 38 WM 2020
March 18 - Forest and Warren Counties - Administrative Order (Access and Essential Functions)
April 8 - Forest and Warren Counties - Amended Declaration
April 8 - Forest and Warren Counties - Administrative Order (Court Access Modifications)
June 8 - Forest and Warren Counties - Order (Court Operations Through 8/10/20)
Franklin and Fulton Counties
2020
March 13 - Franklin/Fulton Counties - News Release
March 18 - Franklin County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Order regarding Court Operations
March 18 - Fulton County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Order regarding Court Operations
March 18 - Franklin and Fulton Counties - News Release
March 20 - Franklin and Fulton Counties - News Release
March 20 - Franklin County - Administrative Order (Juvenile)
March 20 - Franklin County - Administrative Order Rescheduling Criminal Matters (1)
March 20 - Franklin County - Administrative Order Rescheduling Criminal Matters (2)
March 20 - Fulton County - Administrative Order Rescheduling Criminal Matters
March 24 - Franklin County - Administrative Order Confirmation of Accounts
March 24 - Fulton County - Administrative Order (Juvenile)
March 27 - Franklin County - Second Supplemental Order – Franklin (Court Operations)
March 30 - Franklin County - Third Supplemental Order – Franklin (Extension of Judicial Emergency)
May 27 - Franklin and Fulton Counties - Order (Supplemental Emergency Order Operations)
May 27 - Franklin and Fulton Counties - Application for Judicial Emergency through 8/31/20
Nov. 19 - Franklin and Fulton Counties - Emergency Order (COVID-19 Screening at Court Facilities)
Dec. 7 - Franklin and Fulton Counties - Amended Order (Emergency Judicial Order)
2021
Jan. 25 - Franklin and Fulton Counties - Order (Limited Court Access)
April 21 - Franklin and Fulton - Counties Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Until 7/1/21)
May 14 - Franklin/Fulton - Judicial Emergency Order (Masks/Face Coverings)
Greene County
2020
March 25 - Greene County - Memo to County Employees
March 27 - Greene County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Essential Functions
March 27 - Greene County - Court Access
April 7 - Greene County - Administrative Order (Suspension of Sheriff Sales)
April 29 - Greene County - Order (Court Access and Operations 5/1/20 to 6/1/20)
May 21 - Greene County - Sheriff Sales (Eviction Proceedings)
May 22 - Greene County - Sheriff Sales (Eviction Proceedings) rev.
June 2 - Greene County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Until 10-1-20; Court Operations)
July 8 - Greene County - Order (Mandatory Face Masks and Social Distancing in Court Facilities)
Nov. 20 - Greene County - Administrative Order (Modification of Rules In Re: Bench Warrants)
2021
Jan. 7 - Greene County - Order (Modification of Court Operations and Procedures)
Jan. 7 - Greene County - Order (Modification of Rules Related to Bench Warrants)
Feb. 24 - Greene County - Order (Modification of Rules re: Bench Warrants)
Feb. 24 - Greene County - Order (Modification of Court Procedures)
Huntingdon County
2020
March 13 - Huntingdon County - Administrative Order (Domestic Relations)
March 16 - Huntingdon County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 33 MM 2020
March 16 - Huntingdon County - Administrative Order (e-filing)
March 16 - Huntingdon County - Administrative Order (PFA e-filing)
March 16 - Huntingdon County - Administrative Order (Emergency Operations)
March 19 - Huntingdon County - Administrative Order (Preliminary Hearings)
April 1 - Huntingdon County - Extended Declaration of Judicial Emergency
April 1 - Huntingdon County - Revised Administrative Order (E-Filing of Certain PFA Petitions)
April 6 - Huntingdon County - Administrative Order re Incarcerated Persons
April 20 - Huntingdon County - Extension of Judicial Emergency until 5/31/20
April 22 - Huntingdon County - Administrative Order (Protocols for ACT)
April 22 - Huntingdon County - Administrative Order (Court Operations and Procedures)
April 28 - Huntingdon County - Administrative Order (Magisterial District Court Operations)
May 28 - Huntingdon County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended to 8/31/20)
June 8 - Huntingdon County - Administrative Order (Civil Process)
June 19 - Huntingdon County - Administrative Order (Omnibus Order Regarding Court Operations)
June 23 - Huntingdon County - Amendment to Omnibus Order of 6-19-20 (Regarding Court Operations)
Aug. 31 - Huntingdon County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended to 12/31/20; Court Operations)
Nov. 23 - Huntingdon County - Order (Amendment to Extension of Judicial Emergency Court Operations)
Dec. 30 - Huntingdon County - Administrative Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency to 3/31/21)
2021
June 29 - Huntingdon County - Order
Dec. 6 - Huntingdon County - MDJ Emergency Petition
Dec. 7 - Huntingdon County - 33 MM 2020 - Order Granting Petition
Indiana County
2020
March 16 - Indiana County - Application to Request Declaration of Judicial Emergency
March 17 - Indiana County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 21 WM 2020
March 17 - Indiana County - Press Release
March 19 - Indiana County - Order (Emergency Declaration and Essential Functions)
Nov. 18 - Indiana County - Order (Court Access and Operations During Judicial Emergency)
2021
Jan. 8 - Indiana County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency and Order (Court Access and Operations)
June 28 - Indiana County - In Re: Declaration of Judicial District Emergency
June 30 - Indiana County - Indiana County Judicial Emergency Order Through 8/31/21 (ACT)
Juniata and Perry Counties
2020
March 17 - Juniata County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 49 MM 2020
March 17 - Perry County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 49 MM 2020
March 18 - Juniata County - Administrative Order (E-Filing and Scheduling)
March 18 - Perry County - Administrative Order (E-Filing and Scheduling)
April 14 - Perry County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended through 5/29/20)
April 14 - Juniata County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended through 5/29/20)
Lackawanna County
2020
March 16 - Lackawanna County - Order (including Declaration of Judicial Emergency) 32 MM 2020
March 13 - Lackawanna County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency (including access and continuances)
April 1 - Lackawanna County - Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency through 4/30/20)
April 2 - Lackawanna County - Order (Emergency Custody Petitions)
April 3 - Lackawanna County - Order (PFA Petitions)
April 20 - Lackawanna County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended until 5/31/20)
May 29 - Lackawanna County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 6/30/20)
Oct. 21 - Lackawanna County - Order extending Judicial Emergency through December 31, 2021
Dec. 18 - Lackawanna County - Order (Court Operations; Judicial Emergency Extended Until 2/28/21)
2021
Feb. 18 - Lackawanna County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 4/30/21)
April 20 - Lackawanna County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 8/31/21)
June 23 - Lackawanna County - Petition to Extend Judicial Emergency
June 29 - Lackawanna County - Judicial Emergency Order Through 8/31/21 (ACT)
Lancaster County
2020
March 17 - Lancaster County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 44 MM 2020
March 17 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Juvenile Dependency - Visitation)
March 18 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Closing Court Offices to the Public)
April 1 - Lancaster County - Amended Judicial Emergency Declaration (Extended)
April 7 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Dependency Hearings)
April 24 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended through 5/31/20)
May 27 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency Through 6/30/20)
May 27 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (LL/T and Mobile Home Possession Matters)
June 16 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (MDJ Payment Plans)
June 26 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Juvenile Dependency Child Visitation)
Sept. 11 - Lancaster County - Order (Procedures and Requirements – Residential LL/T Matters)
Oct. 30 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (LL/T and CDC Order Amended)
Dec. 4 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 2/28/21)
Dec. 11 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Limited Court Access Until 1/11/21)
2021
Jan. 5 - Lancaster County - Order (Procedures Regarding Certain Residential LL/T Evictions)
Jan. 5 - Lancaster County - Order (Limited Public Access from 1/11/21 thru 2/12/21)
Jan. 21 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Preliminary Hearings for Incarcerated Defendants)
Feb. 2 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Civil Trial Options)
March 1 - Lancaster County - Order (Temporary Procedures re Certain LL/T Matters)
March 26 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Virtual Summary Jury Trials)
April 1 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 6/30/21)
April 6 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Certain Residential Lease Evictions)
June 25 - Lancaster County - Amended Application Pursuant to Pa.R.J.A.No. 1952
June 29 - Lancaster County - Order
Aug. 17 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Modified Court Operations)
Aug 23 - Lancaster County - Order - In re: 2nd Judicial District Declaration of Judicial Emergency
Aug. 23 - Lancaster County - Judicial Emergency Declaration Through 10/1/21 (ACT)
Sept. 15 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Modified Court Operations Through 10/15/21)
Sept. 28 - Lancaster County - Application Pursuant to PA.R.J.A. 1952
Sept. 29 - Lancaster County - Supreme Court Order re Lancaster County (Use of ACT through 11/1/21)
Oct. 29 - Lancaster County - 44 MM 2020 - Order In re 2nd Judicial District
Nov. 29 - Lancaster County - 44 MM 2020 - Order
Dec. 22 - Lancaster County - Application pursuant to PA.R.J.A. 1952
Dec. 27 - Lancaster County - Supreme Court Order (Act Use in Lancaster County Through 2/15/22)
2022
Jan. 10 - Lancaster County - Administrative Order (Face Coverings through Feb. 15, 2022)
Feb. 9 - Lancaster County - Order Granting App Pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 1952
Feb. 28 - Lancaster County - Order (COVID-19 mitigation efforts; face covering mandate lifted)
March 30 - Supreme Court Order – Lancaster County (ACT through 5/15/22)
May 12 - Lancaster County - Supreme Court Order re. Lancaster County (Use of ACT Through 6/15/22)
Lawrence County
2020
March 16 - Lawrence County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 25 WM 2020
March 16 - Lawrence County - Order (Modification to Court Functions)
March 17 - Lawrence County - Order (CYS Visitation Modifications)
March 19 - Lawrence County - Order (Stay of Foreclosure, Eviction, and Ejectment Proceedings)
April 13 - Lawrence County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency
April 13 - Lawrence County - Declaration (Clarification of time computation)
May 29 - Lawrence County - Declaration (Judicial Emergency Continued Until 8/1/20)
Nov. 20 - Lawrence County - Order (Judicial Emergency Declaration from 11/20/2020 to 1/11/2021)
Dec. 2 - Lawrence County - Administrative Order (MDJ Jurisdiction and Venue)
Dec. 4 - Lawrence County - Administrative Order (Closing Non-essential Services until 1/4/21)
2021
Feb. 2 - Lawrence County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency
March 3 - Lawrence County - Order (Judicial Emergency 3/19/21 to 4/5/21)
Lebanon County
2020
April 29 - Lebanon County - Declaration (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 5/31/20)
May 29 - Lebanon County - Declaration (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 6/30/20)
2021
July 9 - Lebanon County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency
July 15 - Lebanon County - 45MM2020 - Judicial Emergency Order through 8/31/21 (ACT)
2022
Jan. 6 - Lebanon County - Administrative Order (Face Coverings, Effective 1/10/22)
Lehigh County
2020
March 17 - Lehigh County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 48 MM 2020
March 17 - Lehigh County - Emergency Order (Court Operations)
March 19 - Lehigh County - Amended Judicial Emergency Order
March 19 - Lehigh County - Order (Temporary Consolidation of MDJ Offices and Functions)
April 3 - Lehigh County - Extension of Judicial emergency through 5/1/20 and Court Operations
April 3 - Lehigh County - President Judge's Response to the Supreme Court Order of 4/3/20
April 21 - Lehigh County - Declaration (Judicial Emergency extended through 5/31/20)
April 21 - Lehigh County - Order (Court Access and Schedule for Operations)
July 16 - Lehigh County - Order (Judicial Emergency, Court Operations and Modifications)
Sept. 11 - Lehigh County - Order (Evictions for Residential LL/T Matters)
Nov. 19 - Lehigh County - Declaration and Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 2/28/2020)
Dec. 8 - Lehigh County - Order (Sheriff’s Sales Continued Until March 2021)
Dec. 30 - Lehigh County - Administrative Order (Residential Eviction Moratorium)
2021
Lehigh County's Supplemental Response to Supreme Court 4/3/20 Order
May 19 - Lehigh County - Amended Judicial Emergency Order (Court Access – Face Coverings)
June 28 - Lehigh County - Amended Judicial Emergency Order Re. Masks
June 28 - Lehigh County - Amended Judicial Emergency Order (Re. Masks)
Luzerne County
2020
March 16 - Luzerne County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 36 MM 2020
March 17 - Luzerne County - Order (Judicial Emergency Procedures)
March 18 - Luzerne County - Addendum to Order (Landlord Tenant/Evictions)
March 18 - Luzerne County - Second Amendment to Order (Building Limitations)
March 18 - Luzerne County - Third Addendum to Order (Building Closure)
March 18 - Luzerne County - Fourth Addendum to Order (Suspension of Motions Court
March 23 - Luzerne County - Fifth Addendum to Order (Weekend Sentences)
Nov. 19 - Luzerne County - Order Court Operations and Essential Functions
Nov. 23 - Luzerne County - Order (Emergency Court Procedures)
Dec. 4 - Luzerne County - Order (Addendum to Emergency Operations re Final PFA Orders)
Dec. 28 - Luzerne County - Order (Emergency Operations Extended Through 2/26/21)
2021
April 2 - Luzerne County - Order (Judicial Emergency Procedures Extended Through 4/30/31)
April 9 - Luzerne County - Order (Emergency Court Operations)
April 27 - Luzerne County - Order (Judicial Emergency Procedures Extended Through 5/31/31)
Lycoming County
2020
March 16 - Lycoming County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 42 MM 2020
March 27 - Lycoming County - Administrative Order (Court Operations and Essential Functions)
April 27 - Lycoming County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency extended through 5/15/20)
May 14 - Lycoming County - Administrative Order (Essential Functions Through 5/31/20)
May 29 - Lycoming County - Administrative Order (Court Operations Through 6/28/20)
July 2 - Lycoming County - Administrative Order (Facemasks and Social Distancing)
July 8 - Lycoming County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Through 8/7/20)
Sept. 17 - Lycoming County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Through 12/31/20; Court Operations)
2021
March 11 - Lycoming County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 5/13/21)
May 11 - Lycoming County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Through 5/31/21)
McKean County
2020
March 16 - McKean County - Declaration (Suspension of Rule 600) 37 WM 2020
March 18 - McKean County - Administrative Order (Access and Essential Functions)
March 18 - McKean County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency
March 19 - McKean County - Administrative Order (Court Operations)
Nov. 24 - McKean County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Declaration; Court Operations)
2021
April 14 - McKean County - Order (Court Operations Through 7/15/21)
Mercer County
2020
March 19 - Mercer County - Administrative Order (Emergency Operations) 41 WM 2020
March 25 - Mercer County - Order (Custody Orders)
March 25 - Mercer County - Administrative Order (Call of the List/Pretrial – Court Operations)
April 1 - Mercer County - Administrative Order (Extension of Emergency Schedule through 4/30/20)
April 14 - Mercer County - Administrative Order (Call of the List and Pretrial Conferences)
April 20 - Mercer County - Administrative Order (Sentencing Court)
April 27 - Mercer County - Administrative Order (Emergency Order Extended and Essential Functions)
May 29 - Mercer County - Administrative Order (Disease Control Measures for Use in Jury Trials)
June 1 - Mercer County - Order (Limiting Number of Persons in Courtroom)
June 9 - Mercer County - Administrative Order (Reissuance of Marriage Licenses)
July 1 - Mercer County - Order (Emergency Operations to continue through 9/30/20)
Aug. 6 - Mercer County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Through 12/31/20)
Nov. 23 - Mercer County - Administrative Order (December Trial Term Protocols)
Dec. 10 - Mercer County - Administrative Order (Cancellation of Jury Trials for December Term)
2021
June 11 - Mercer County - Order (Emergency Operations Through 9/30/21)
Nov. 15 - Mercer County - Administrative Order (Act for Inmate Hearings Through 12/1/21)
Mifflin County
2020
March 16 - Mifflin County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 52 MM 2020
March 16 - Mifflin County - Administrative Order (DRO Procedures)
March 18 - Mifflin County - Administrative Order (CYS Visitation)
March 18 - Mifflin County - Administrative Order (CYS Hearings)
March 19 - Mifflin County - Administrative Order (Emergency PFA Procedures)
March 19 - Mifflin County - Administrative Order (E-Filing)
March 19 - Mifflin County - Amended Administrative Order (Filings)
March 24 - Mifflin County - Administrative Order (Court Access)
April 3 - Mifflin County - Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency through 5/31/20)
May 20 - Mifflin County - Administrative Order (Initiation of LL/T matters)
June 19 - Mifflin County - Administrative order (visitation and custody modifications)
June 24 - Mifflin County - Administrative order (rescission of prior orders)
July 10 - Mifflin County - Administrative Order (Foreclosures and Landlord-Tenant Actions)
Nov. 18 - Mifflin County - Administrative Order (Limited Court Hours)
Dec. 9 - Mifflin County - Order (Judicial Emergency Declaration through 3/31/21)
Monroe County
2020
March 13 - Monroe County - Memo
March 16 - Monroe County - Order (MDJ Courts: Schedule, Evictions and Arraignments)
March 16 - Monroe County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 38 MM 2020
March 16 - Monroe County - Administrative Order
March 16 - Monroe County - Order (Modifications of Procedures)
March 17 - Monroe County - Emergency Administrative Order
March 18 - Monroe County - Order (Juvenile Dependency Visitation)
March 18 - Monroe County - News Release
March 19 - Monroe County - Extension of Emergency Administrative Order
March 19 - Monroe County - Emergency Administrative Order (MDJ Policies and Protocols)
March 26 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (Sheriff’s Sales)
March 30 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (Court Access- General Closure Extended to 4/14/20)
April 1 - Monroe County - Emergency Administrative Order (Sheriff Sales - Personal Property)
April 2 - Monroe County - Emergency Administrative Order (Cancellation of May Trial Term)
April 3 - Monroe County - Emergency Administrative Order (Temporary Assignment of Issuing Authority)
April 22 - Monroe County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended until/31/20)
May 1 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (Sheriff R/E Sales)
May 8 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (Mag. Dist. Ct. Operations)
May 15 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (Sheriff R/E Sales)
May 15 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (Sheriff Personal Property Sales)
May 21 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (MDJ DUI Case Processing)
May 21 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (MDJ On-Call Duty Assignments)
May 21 - Monroe County - Emergency Administrative Order (Temporary Assignment of Issuing Authority)
June 11 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (MDJ Procedures – Criminal)
June 11 - Monroe County - Administrative Order – Amended (MDJ Procedures – Criminal)
June 12 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (Modification of Court’s Transitional Protocol)
Sept. 2 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (Sheriff’s Real Estate Sales)
Oct. 2 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (Sheriff R/E Sales Continued)
Nov. 13 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (Continuation of Sheriff’s R/E Sales)
2021
Feb. 23 - Monroe County - Order (Jury Trials to Resume in April 2021)
June 24 - Monroe County - Petition for Emergency Judicial Order Pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 1952(B)(2)
June 29 - Monroe County - Judicial Emergency Order Through 8/31/21 (ACT)
Aug. 31 - Monroe County - Petition for Emergency Judicial Order Pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. No. 1952(B)(2)
Sept. 3 - Monroe County - Order Granted in Part
Sept. 30 - Monroe County - Supreme Court Order re: Monroe County (Use of ACT through 11/1/21)
Oct. 1 - Monroe County - Administrative Order (Use of ACT Through 11/1/21)
Oct. 4 - Monroe County - 38 MM 2020 - Emergency Administrative Order dated 10-1-2021
Nov. 1 - Monroe County - 38 MM 2020 - Order
Dec. 2 - Supreme Court Order Authorizing the expanded use of ACT in Monroe County through 12/31/21
Dec. 23 - Monroe County - Petition for Continuation of Emergency Judicial Order R 1952
Dec. 28 - Monroe County - Supreme Court Order (Act Use in Monroe County Through 2/15/22)
Feb. 16 - Monroe County - Emergency Administrative Order (A.C.T. Use Through April 1, 2022)
Feb. 16 - Monroe County - Supreme Court Order (A.C.T. Use in Monroe County Through April 1, 2022)
Montgomery County
2020
March 11 - Montgomery County - Memo
March 12 - Montgomery County - Memo (updated)
March 12 - Montgomery County - Request for Emergency Judicial Order
March 12 - Montgomery County - Order (Trials and Trial Lists)
March 12 - Montgomery County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency
March 12 - Montgomery County - Emergency Judicial Order (Orphans Court)
March 13 - Montgomery County - Memo (updated)
March 13 - Montgomery County - Order (Evictions)
March 14 - Montgomery County - Due to the current public health emergency in Montgomery County, President Judge DelRicci has declared a judicial emergency in the Montgomery County Courts. All Courts currently remain open, subject to certain general restrictions. Jury duty and all jury trials have been cancelled thru and including March 27, 2020. Criminal Pre-Trial Conference lists and Call of the Trial lists have been cancelled thru and including March 27, 2020. All other court matters scheduled thru and including March 27, 2020 remain as scheduled, unless specific notice is otherwise provided in individual cases. Additional information is available on the Court's website. Thank you.
March 16 - Montgomery County - Order (Judicial Emergency)
March 16 - Montgomery County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 29 MM 2020
March 17 - Montgomery County - Order (Judicial Emergency)
March 18 - Montgomery County - Order (Local Rules)
March 18 - Montgomery County - Order (Prelim. Hearings 3-18 to 3-20)
March 19 - Montgomery County - Amended Order (Access for Emergency Matters)
March 19 - Montgomery County - Order (CYS Parental Visitation)
March 20 - Montgomery County - Order (Posting Bail)
March 24 - Montgomery County - Order (Posting Bail)
March 31 - Montgomery County - Extension of Judicial Emergency
April 9 - Montgomery County - Judicial Emergency Order (Writs)
April 14 - Montgomery County - Extension of Judicial Emergency Declaration to May 31, 2020
May 5 - Montgomery Country - Order (Court Operations - Effective 6/1/20)
July 6 - Montgomery County - Phase II Reopening Statement
July 7 - Montgomery County - Order (Suspension of Local Rule 571*(e) – Arraignment)
Nov. 24 - Montgomery County - Order (Temporary Civil Case Exemptions from Local Rule 200)
2021
Aug. 30 - Montgomery County - Judicial Emergency Order
Sept. 2 - Montgomery County - Order Grant in Part
2022
May 31 - Montgomery County - Judicial Emergency Order re. Civil Trial Readiness, effective 6/1/22
Northampton County
2020
March 11 - Northampton County - Administrative Order (Access and Court Operations)
March 16 - Northampton County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 35 MM 2020
March 17 - Northampton County - Administrative Order (Schedule and Essential Functions)
March 19 - Northampton County - Administrative Order (Court Access for Essential Functions)
March 30 - Northampton County - Administrative Order (Court Access and Essential Functions)
April 17 - Northampton County - Judicial Emergency May 1 - May 31, 2020
April 17 - Northampton County - Court Calendar
April 17 - Northampton County - Administrative Order (Access and Court Functions through 5-31-20)
May 27 - Northampton County - Administrative Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency Through 9/30/20)
June 8 - Northampton County - Administrative Order (Court Operations During Judicial Emergency)
July 9 - Northampton County - Administrative Order (Suspension of Rule 600(c) through 8/3/20)
Aug. 28 - Northampton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended from 10/1/20 through 12/31/20)
Aug. 28 - Northampton County - Order (Court Operations During Judicial Emergency)
2021
Feb. 15 - Northampton County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 6/30/21)
April 27 - Northampton County - Order (Judicial Emergency Declared from 7/1/21 Through 12/21/21)
May 18 - Northampton County - Administrative Order (Court Operations and Procedures)
July 1 - Northampton County - Order (Emergency Procedure Modifications)
Aug. 5 - Northampton County - Administrative Order (Face Masks)
Nov. 22 - Northampton County - Northampton County Courts Update COVID-19 Protocols
Northumberland County
2020
March 18 - Northumberland County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 60 MM 2020
March 18 - Northumberland County - Administrative Order (Emergency Procedures)
April 23 - Northumberland County - Order (Judicial Emergency Procedures Extended Through 5/8/20)
May 29 - Northumberland County - Order (Judicial Emergency Procedures Cont. Until 7/31/20)
July 27 - Northumberland County - Order (Court Operations and Procedures Modified Through 8/31/20)
Aug. 31 - Northumberland County - Order (Emergency Operations Continued until 10-31-20)
Oct. 29 - Northumberland County - Order (Court Operations and Safety Procedures through 12/31/20)
Dec. 21 - Northumberland County - Order (Emergency Court Procedures)
2021
Jan. 28 - Northumberland County - Order (Judicial Emergency Procedures through February 2021)
Feb. 26 - Northumberland County - Order (Judicial Emergency Procedures Continued Through 3/31/21)
March 30 - Northumberland County - Order (Judicial Emergency Procedures Continued Through 4/30/21)
April 29 - Northumberland County - Order (Judicial Emergency Procedures)
Philadelphia County
2020
March 15 - Philadelphia County - COVID - 19 response
March 16 - Philadelphia Bar Association Statement on Court Actions Due to COVID-19 - Chancellor Hon. A. Michael Snyder (ret.) of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the nation's oldest metropolitan Bar Association, issued the following statement in response to court actions due to COVID-19:"As the spread of COVID-19 continues, and in recognition of the efforts to contain the spread of the virus, we have been advised that the First Judicial District continues to take actions to protect the health of the public. Orders have been released by the Court staying Writs of Possession, Sheriff's Sales, and Evictions from real property. In-Court Supervised Visitation has also been restricted. We have been informed that we will receive speedy notice of further actions being taken."The safety of the public must be paramount in all of our actions."We support the efforts of the Court in these trying times and continue to be ready to assist the Court in its efforts to communicate its decisions to the members of the Bar and to the public."
March 16 - Philadelphia County - Request For Emergency Judicial Order
March 16 - Philadelphia County - Evictions Update
March 17 - Philadelphia County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 17 EM 2020
March 17 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Order (Court Operations)
March 17 - Philadelphia County - Administrative orders including:
- Order (Postponement of Sheriff Sales)
- Order (Weekend Sentences)
- Order (Emergency Motions to Lift Detainers)
- Order (Postponement of Sheriff Sales)
- Order (Essential Court Functions)
- Order (Relief Under the PFA Act)
- Amended Order (Relief Under the PFA Act)
- Order (Emergency Custody Petitions)
- Order (Civil E-Filings)
March 24 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Order (Sheriff’s Tax Sales postponed)
March 25 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Order (Audit Lists postponed)
March 27 - Philadelphia County - Order (Expedited Criminal Motions – e filing)
April 1 - Philadelphia County - Order (Continuation of Judicial Emergency until 5/1/20)
April 2 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Order (May 5th Sheriff’s Mortgage Sales)
April 2 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Order (May and June Tax Sales)
April 2 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Order (Dependency – Juvenile)
April 7 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Order (In re Audit Lists Sch for 5-4-20)
April 8 - Philadelphia County - Civil Litigation During the Covid-19 Crisis
April 9 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Order (Orphans’ Court Protocol)
April 22 - Philadelphia County - Order (Continuation of Judicial Emergency Through 5/31/20)
April 30 - Philadelphia County - Protocol for Case Management Conferences
April 30 - Philadelphia County - Notice (Protocol for Postponed Settlement Conferences)
May 11 - Philadelphia County - Notice: Protocol for Compulsory Arbitration Program
May 13 - Philadelphia County - Notice (Postponement of Civil Trials Through 7/6/20)
May 21 - Philadelphia County - Notice - Orphans’ Court (Protocol for Assignment of Petitions)
May 21 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Order (Court Operations)
May 21 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Order (Criminal Proceeding and Protocols)
June 2 - Philadelphia County - Notice (Protocol for Contested Civil Discovery Motions)
June 4 - Philadelphia County - Order (Tax Sheriff’s Sale Continued Until 9/22/20)
June 9 - Philadelphia County - Order (Preliminary Arraignments – Public Access)
June 18 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Order (Postponement of Tax Sales)
June 22 - Philadelphia County - Order (Commerce Court Temporary Financial Monitor Program)
July 1 - Philadelphia County - Order (Updated Protocol – Delinquent Juvenile Proceedings)
Sept. 17 - Philadelphia County - Order (FJD Pandemic Livestream Policy for Public Access - Stayed)
Jan. 30 - Philadelphia Municipal Court - Residential Eviction Moratorium Extended
Philadelphia County - Petition to Extend Judicial Emergency
July 2 - Philadelphia County - 21 EM 20 - Order Granting Request pursuant to Pa.R.J.A.1952(B)(2)(m)
July 2 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Docket Order (Expansion of Court Operations)
Aug. 16 - Philadelphia County - Extension of Landlord-Tenant Diversion Program through 10/31/21)
Aug. 17 - Philadelphia County - Notice to the Bar re Felony Waiver Program Policies and Procedures
Aug. 17 - Philadelphia County - Felony Waiver Program Policies and Procedures, Effective 9/7/21
Aug. 24 - Philadelphia County - PMC's Request Pursuant to Pa.R.J.A. 1952(B)(m) and (s)
Sept. 29 - Philadelphia County - 1952 Petition ACT 9.29.21
Oct. 29 - Philadelphia County - 21 EM 2020 - ACT Order granted in part
Dec. 22 - Philadelphia County - Executed Request ACT to Supreme Ct
2022
Jan. 7 - Supreme Court Order (Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas - ACT Use Through Feb. 14, 2022)
Jan. 10 - Philadelphia County - Administrative Order
Jan. 25 - Philadelphia County - Notice to the Bar
Feb. 7 - Philadelphia County - Order (A.C.T. in Philadelphia Municipal Court Through 4/1/22)
April 6 - Supreme Court Order – Philadelphia County (ACT through 5/15/22)
June 7 - Supreme Court Order re. Philadelphia County (Use of ACT Through Sept. 6, 2022)
Pike County
2020
March 17 - Pike County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 47 MM 2020
March 19 - Pike County - Administrative Order (Access and Essential Functions)
April 2 - Pike County - Administrative Order (Essential Functions and Court Operations)
April 2 - Pike County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended through 6/1/20)
July 2 - Pike County - Administrative Order (Expanded Use of ACT Extended Through 7/31/20)
Oct. 2 - Pike County - Administrative Order (Expanded use of ACT extended through 1/8/21)
2021
March 8 - Pike County - Order (Use of ACT and suspension of Rule 600 Extended Until 5/5/21)
May 5 - Pike County - Administrative Order (Extended Use of ACT authorized through July 12, 2021)
Potter County
2020
March 18 - Potter County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 40 WM 2020
April 2 - Potter County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extension until 4/30/20)
May 1 - Potter County - Judicial Emergency Declaration (Extended Until 6/1/20)
May 3 - Potter County - Administrative Order (Continuation of Judicial Emergency Through 6/1/20)
Schuylkill County
2020
April 3 - Schuylkill County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended through 4/30/20)
April 17 - Schuylkill County - Supplemental Emergency Administrative Order (Facemasks)
April 24 - Schuylkill County - Order (Essential Functions)
April 27 - Schuylkill County - Administrative Order (CYS Remote Visitation)
June 11 - Schuylkill County - Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency to 6/29/20 with Modifications)
Supplemental Emergency Administrative Orders:
- Oct. 14 - Schuylkill County - Supplemental Emergency Administrative Order (Court Operations)
- Oct. 4 - Schuylkill County - Supplemental Emergency Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended to 1/4/2021)
- July 29 - Schuylkill County - Supplemental Emergency Administrative Order (Court Continuances; Sheriff’s Sale Postponed)
- July 20 - Schuylkill County - Supplemental Emergency Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended to 9/8/2020)
- June 25 - Schuylkill County - Supplemental Emergency Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended to 8/3/2020)
Oct. 5 - Schuylkill County - Order extending Judicial Emergency through Jan. 4, 2021
2021
Feb. 23 - Schuylkill County - Order (Judicial Emergency Continued Until 5/3/21)
June 3 - Schuylkill County - Order (Face Coverings and Public Access)
May 27 - Schuylkill County - Administrative Order extending judicial emergency through July 5, 2021
June 25 - Schuylkill County - Petition to Extend Judicial Emergency Through 8/31/21
June 29 - Schuylkill County - Order
July 2 - Schuylkill County - Order (Cessation of Emergency Operations)
Aug. 16 - Schuylkill County - 46 MM 2020 - Order
Aug. 16 - Schuylkill County - Supplemental Administrative Order (Face Coverings)
Snyder and Union Counties
2020
March 13 - Snyder and Union Counties - Order (Scheduling and Procedures)
March 18 - Snyder and Union Counties - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 58 MM 2020
March 20 - Snyder and Union Counties - Order (Limited Court Operations)
April 2 - Snyder and Union Counties - Order (Court closure extended until 4/30/20)
May 29 - Snyder and Union Counties - Order (Court Operations)
Somerset County
2020
March 25 - Somerset County - Order (Directives and Essential Functions)
March 26 - Somerset County - Administrative Order (Juvenile Dependency – visitation)
March 26 - Somerset County - Order (Visitation)
April 29 - Somerset County - Order (Extension of Emergency Provisions)
May 15 - Somerset County - Administrative Order (Dependency – Resumption of Visitation)
Nov. 20 - Somerset County - Order (Judicial Emergency Declaration)
2021
Feb. 12 - Somerset County - Memorandum re: Local Judicial Emergency; Court Calendar
Feb. 12 - Somerset County - Administrative Order (Jury Trials Between 4/1/21 and 5/31/21 Cancelled)
Feb. 24 - Somerset County - Supp. Order (Court Operations through March, 2021)
Sullivan and Wyoming Counties
Susquehanna County
2020
March 18 - Susquehanna County - Administrative Order (Essential Functions) 62 MM 2020
March 19 - Susquehanna County - Administrative Order (Visitation in Dependency matters)
March 23 - Susquehanna County - Administrative Order (E-Filing)
April 2 - Susquehanna County - Administrative Order (Essential Functions through 4/30/20)
April 2 - Susquehanna County - Administrative Order (Filings)
Tioga County
Venango County
2020
March 16 - Venango County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 35 WM 2020
March 17 - Venango County - Administrative Order on Court Policies
May 11 - Venango County - Judicial Emergency Extended through 6/1/20 (w/ Addendum)
May 29 - Venango County - Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency through 8/31/20)
2021
Feb. 4 - Venango County - Administrative Order (Case Assignments)
Washington County
2020
March 13 - Washington County - Memo (Exposure Control)
March 16 - Washington County - Administrative Order (Access)
March 16 - Washington County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 24 WM 2020
March 17 - Washington County - Administrative Order (Essential Functions and Court Operations)
March 18 - Washington County - Administrative Order (Eviction and Possession)
March 20 - Washington County - Administrative Order (Court Access and Essential Functions)
March 31 - Washington County - Administrative Order (Cancellation of Trial Terms for April and May)
April 14 - Washington County - Administrative Order (Custody)
April 20 - Washington County - Memo on Safety Measures
April 23 - Washington County - Administrative Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency)
May 5 - Washington County - Administrative Order (Emergency Court Operations – Civil)
May 29 - Washington County - Administrative Order (Court Operations)
May 29 - Washington County - Order (Extension of Judicial Emergency Through 7/3/20)
July 1 - Washington County - Administrative Order (Declaration of Judicial Emergency through 9/8/20)
July 1 - Washington County - Administrative Order (Court Operations during Judicial Emergency)
Sept. 4 - Washington County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 12/31/20)
Sept. 15 - Washington County - Admin Order Judicial Emergency Extension
Sept. 15 - Washington County - Admin Order Residential Landlord Tenant Actions
Dec. 23 - Washington County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 3/31/21)
2021
March 10 - Washington County - Administrative Order (Court Access and Operations)
March 10 - Washington County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 7/2/21)
Wayne County
2020
March 16 - Wayne County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 34 MM 2020
March 16 - Wayne County - Administrative Order (Essential Functions)
March 18 - Wayne County - Administrative Order (Additional Guidelines)
April 3 - Wayne County - Declaration (Extension of Judicial Emergency until 4-30-20)
April 8 - Wayne County - Administrative Order (DRO Bench Warrants)
April 24 - Wayne County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended through 5/8/20)
May 11 - Wayne County - Administrative Order (Cancellation of July 2020 Trial Term)
May 11 - Wayne County - Administrative Order (Sheriff’s Sales Postponed until After July 7/10/2020)
May 29 - Wayne County - Administrative Order (Continuation of Judicial Emergency)
Sept. 18 - Wayne County - Administrative Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Until 12/31/20)
Dec. 2 - Wayne County - Administrative Order (Court Operations through Jan. 2021)
Dec. 10 - Wayne County - Administrative Order (Ltd. / Modified Court Operations)
Westmoreland County
2020
March 17 - Westmoreland County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency 29 WM 2020
March 17 - Westmoreland County - Order (Emergency Judicial Order - Essential Functions)
March 23 - Westmoreland County - Order (Access to MDJ Courts)
April 24 - Westmoreland County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency to 5/8/20
April 24 - Westmoreland County - Order (Essential Functions)
Dec. 2 - Westmoreland County - Administrative Order (Inmate Cases Through 12/31/20)
Dec. 8 - Westmoreland County - Order (Jury Trials Suspended Until 2/1/21)
2021
Jan. 4 - Westmoreland County - Administrative Order (Prisoner Transports and Proceedings)
March 22 - Westmoreland County - Administrative Order (Prisoner Transports to Court Facilities)
York County
2020
March 16 - York County - Request for Emergency Judicial Order
March 30 - York County - Order (Continuance of Sheriff’s Sales)
April 17 - York County - Judicial Emergency extended through 5-31-20
May 27 - York County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency Through 8/31/20
Oct. 8 - York County - Order (Declaration: Judicial Emergency Extended Through 3/31/21)
Nov. 24 - York County - Order (Declaration: Jury Trials Suspended from 11/30/2020 to 1/18/2021)
Nov. 25 - York County - Temporary Closure of Magisterial District Court 19-2-03
Dec. 8 - York County - Order (Limitation of Court Access from 12/21/20 through 1/8/21)
Dec. 9 - York County - Order (Jury Trials Suspended Through 1/31/21)
Dec. 21 - York County - Order (Jury Trials Suspended Through 2/12/21)
2021
Jan. 7 - York County - Declaration of Judicial Emergency
Feb. 11 - York County - Order (Judicial Emergency Extended Through 6/30/21)
April 7 - York County - Order Extending the Judicial Emergency Through 93021
July 1 - York County - Request for Emergency Judicial Order
July 2 - York County - 31 MM 2020 - Judicial Emergency Order through 8/31/21 (ACT)