Westmoreland Cnty. C.P. Local Rules of Court RULE WO 16.15

A record of all proceedings before the court upon an application shall be made as a

matter of course, and shall be transcribed, insofar as is practicable and necessary to meet

the requirements for a prompt appeal, on the same day as the proceeding is conducted.

EXPLANATORY COMMENTS: An applicant for judicial consent to an abortion is entitled to

an appeal directly to the Pennsylvania Superior Court after

an adverse decision rendered by the Court of Common Pleas.

The appeal must be heard within five (5) days. Other time

constraints related to gestational age of the fetus may make

it imperative that a transcript be prepared expeditiously.

The Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rule No.

3804, requires that the court reporter, without charge to the

applicant, transcribe the notes of testimony and deliver them

to the Clerk of the Orphans’ Court by 5:00 o’clock P.M. on the

business day following receipt of the notice of appeal to the

Superior Court.

CROSS REFERENCES: See 18 Pa.C.S. § 2306(f)(4).

Adopted February 1, 1996, effective May 1, 1996. Rule WO207 renumbered April 6, 2017, effective, May

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Rule WJ103 Official Publisher of Local Rules............................................................................

Adopted December 16, 1993, effective April 1, 1994. Rule WHJ103

rescinded September 23, 2015; New Rule WJ103 adopted September 23,

2105, effective November 9, 2015.

Rule WJ110 Oaths and Acknowledgments.................................................................................

Rescinded September 18, 2012; New Rule WJ110 adopted September 18,

2012, effective November 12, 2012.

UNIFORM RULES GOVERNING COURT REPORTING AND TRANSCRIPTS

Rule WJ507A Retention of Court Exhibits.....................................................................................

Adopted July 12, 1999, effective September 6, 1999.

Rule WJ510 Public Access of Official Case Records in the Magisterial District

Courts...............................................................................................................................

Adopted August 18, 2010, effective October 4, 2010.

Rule WJ511 Filing Documents to Conform to Public Access Policy………………………

Adopted September 17, 2017, effective January 6, 2018.

Rule WJ1910 Prohibition of Cellular Phones in Courtrooms………………………………….

Adopted July 9, 2024, effective September 9, 2024.

Rule WJ4007 Request for Transcripts............................................................................................

Adopted December 21, 2016, effective February 13, 2017.

Rule WJ4008 Transcript Costs...........................................................................................................

Adopted December 21, 2016, effective February 13, 2017. Amended April

15, 2019, effective June 11, 2019. Rescinded January 14, 2025. New Rule

adopted January 14, 2025, effective February 24,

2025.

Note: Rule WJ5000.4, WJ5000.5, WJ5000.7 and WJ5000.13 are rescinded effective December 21, 2016

Rule WJ507 is rescinded effective September 18, 2017.

Rule WJ5102 Custody of Exhibits……………………………………………………………...

Adopted March 25, 2024, effective April 29, 2024.

Rule WJ6000.1 Court Appointed Counsel.........................................................................................

Adopted May 22, 2014, effective August 23, 2014.

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