Rule 52 - Effective Date. Application To Pending Actions. Access To Rules(1) A rule or an amendment to a rule shall be effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless otherwise stated at the time of adoption. The effective date of a rule or amendment shall be noted after the rule in its official publication in the Pennsylvania Rules of Court.(2) Unless otherwise specified by the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County, a rule or amendment to a rule shall apply to actions pending on the effective date.(3) A copy of these rules shall be accessible by the public in the Washington County Law Library and on the website of the Twenty-seventh Judicial District at www.washingtoncourts.us.Amended effective 1/1/2022