Emergency Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
The judge who is designated as "Emergency Judge" shall have the following duties: (1) Acting in lieu of the judge to whom a case is assigned, whenever the assigned judge is absent from the Court House and cannot feasibly return prior to the expiration of the time within which judicial action is required.
Orders entered by the Emergency prospectively, by the assigned judge upon the assigned judge’s return. Judge may be modified, Where the Emergency Judge is required to hold an extensive hearing or otherwise perform a substantial amount of work, the Chief Judge may, at the Emergency Judge’s request, assign the case to the Emergency Judge for all purposes, and permit him or her to transfer an equivalent case to the judge originally assigned. (2) Ceremonial Functions.
Ask CiteLaw's AI Navigator anything about this local rule, verify citations, and research related authorities. Sign up for CiteLaw free today to get started.