Amendment of Rules 706 and 1901 of the Rules of Judicial Administration
Amendment of Rules 706 and 1901 of the Rules of Judicial Administration
Opinion
Rule 706. Determination or selection of Chief Justice and president and administrative judges. *** [(h) Traffic Court of Philadelphia. Subdivisions (a) through (g) of this rule are not applicable to the Traffic Court of Philadelphia.]
Rule 1901. Prompt disposition of matters; termination of inactive cases. *** (b) Primary responsibility for implementation of policy.— (1) Except as provided by paragraph (3), each court of common pleas is primarily responsible for the implementation of the policy expressed in subdivision (a) of this rule and is directed to make local rules of court for such purposes applicable to the court and to the community court or magisterial district judges [of the peace] of the judicial district.
(2) The Philadelphia Municipal Court [and the Traffic Court of Philadelphia are each] is directed to make rules of court for such purposes [applicable to their respective courts]. ***
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.