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The Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee was created by order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on October 4, 1973 and is legally authorized by Article V, § 10(c) of the Pennsylvania Constitution and 42 Pa.C.S. § 1722. The committee’s name was changed by order of the Supreme Court on March 31, 1994. Its principal function is to make formal recommendations to the court for refining and updating the rules of appellate procedure in light of experience, developing case law and new legislation.
The committee also responds to appropriate inquiries and suggestions made by lawyers, trial and appellate judges and justices, court officials and personnel, and the public. Questions from, and suggestions by, such persons are often studied in depth by the committee and may result in recommendations to the Supreme Court for new rules or amendments to existing rules. The committee also receives and responds to requests from the Supreme Court, either directly or through suggestions in cases, to address issues of particular interest to the court. Committee recommendations are generally published for comment except where there are exigent circumstances or the change is ministerial in nature.
| Committee Members |
Staff |
| Honorable Renée Cohn Jubelirer, Chair |
Dean R. Phillips, Esq., Counsel |
| Frederick N. Frank, Esq., Vice Chair |
D. Alicia Hickok, Esq., Deputy Counsel |
| Charles L. Becker, Esq. |
Scot R. Withers, Esq., Deputy Counsel |
| Honorable John T. Bender |
Elizabeth J. Knott, Assistant |
| Larry E. Bendesky, Esq. |
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| Irene Bizzoso, Esq., ex officio |
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| Karen R. Bramblett, Esq., ex officio |
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| Kristen W. Brown, Esq., ex officio |
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| Robert L. Byer, Esq |
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| Honorable Joseph A. Del Sole |
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| Honorable Nelson A. Diaz |
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| Ronald Eisenberg, Esq. |
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| David R. Fine, Esq. |
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| Kevin J. McKeon, Esq. |
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Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee
Pennsylvania Judicial Center
601 Commonwealth Ave., Suite 6200
PO Box 62635
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17106-2635
phone: 717-231-9555
fax: 717-231-9551
appellaterules@pacourts.us
Current Proposed Rules for Public Comment
These recommendations have not been submitted to or adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. They are being published by the committee to solicit input from the public. No rules in this section are in effect.
No proposals are currently being published for comment.
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