Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 36, September 7, 2024
Rule 3534 - Assignment to a Particular JudgeA. After receiving an assigned docket number from the Prothonotary or Deputy Prothonotary, the Applicant, not a law enforcement officer, shall call the Supervising Judge, inform him or her of the locale of the interception, and request assignment of a judge to consider the application. The Supervising Judge then shall assign a judge of the Superior Court via written order and inform the Applicant of the Assigned Judge.B. All matters related to a docket number shall be presented to the Assigned/Issuing Judge. In extraordinary circumstances, where the Assigned/Issuing Judge is unavailable or is no longer a judge of the Superior Court, the Applicant or movant shall contact the Supervising Judge for assignment of a substitute judge. In true emergencies, where delay risks death or serious bodily injury, any judge of the Superior Court may issue any order permitted by law.The provisions of this Rule 3534 adopted November 24, 2020, effective immediately, 50 Pa.B. 6994.