The Civil Procedural Rules Committee was first appointed in 1937 by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania under the Act of June 21, 1937, P.L. 1982, No. 392, 12 P.S. § 61 et seq. (repealed), which authorized the Supreme Court to promulgate rules of procedure governing civil actions at law and in equity for the Courts of Common Pleas and provided for the establishment of "a Procedural Rules Committee ... to assist the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in preparation, revision, promulgation, publication and administration" of the rules. The committee, which is the oldest of the Supreme Court's committees, presently continues in that function. The work of the committee includes all aspects of civil practice before the Courts of Common Pleas except those relating to the Orphans' Court and Family Court divisions.

Committee Members
Honorable R. Stanton Wettick, Jr., Chair
Honorable Stewart L. Kurtz, Vice Chair

Jerrold P. Anders, Esq.
C. Lee Anderson, Esq.
Honorable Robert C. Daniels
Nancy H. Fullam, Esq.
Honorable Kevin A. Hess
Michael R. Kehs, Esq.ex officio
Robert O. Lampl, Esq.
Honorable William J. Manfredi
Howard F. Messer, Esq.
Leta V. Pittman, Esq.
Gary A. Rochestie, Esq.
James R. Ronca, Esq.
Andrew J. Stern, Esq.
William F. Stewart, Esq.

Staff
Karla M. Shultz, Esq., Counsel
Elizabeth J. Knott, Administrative Assistant

Recent and proposed amendments to Civil Procedural Rules