York Cnty. C.P. Local Rules of Judicial Administration Rule 102

(A) As a general rule unless expressly stated otherwise, all words and phrases,

when used in any York County order or local rule, shall have the same meaning as

defined in the relevant Pennsylvania rule of appellate procedure, civil procedure,

criminal procedure, evidence, judicial administration, juvenile court procedure, or

orphans' court procedure.

(B) In addition to any definition supplied by the Pennsylvania rules of court, the

following words, and phrases, when used in any York County order or local rule, shall

have the following meanings unless expressly stated otherwise:

Action is any action or proceeding of any nature pending before the Court of

Common Pleas of York County or any Magisterial District Court in the 19th Judicial

District.

Administrative Office of York County Courts (abbreviated AOYCC) is the

Office of District Court Administrator, all court-appointed departments subject to the

direction and supervision of the court administrator, and all employees of the office and

departments.

Application is any motion, petition, request, or other document requesting or

requiring the signature of a judge or action by the court.

Clerk of Courts is the elected or appointed Clerk of the Court of Common

Pleas of York County, the Office of the Clerk of Courts, and all employees of the office.

Counsel is an attorney at law, in good standing, admitted to practice to the

bar of this Commonwealth. In any action where a defendant proceeds as a self-represented litigant, reference to a defendant's attorney or counsel shall mean the

defendant. It shall not refer to a court-appointed guardian ad litem.

County is York County.

Court is the Court of Common Pleas of York County, and Magisterial District

Courts of the 19th Judicial District, or a judge of the court.

Courtroom is any courtroom, hearing room, grand jury room, or other rooms

in which judicial proceedings are conducted, whether located in the York County

Judicial Center, in a magisterial district court building, or any other location within the

19th Judicial District.

Court Administrator is the appointed District Court Administrator for the Court

of Common Pleas of York County, the Office of the District Court Administrator, the

Administrative Office of York County Courts (AOYCC), and all employees of the office.

District Attorney is the elected or appointed District Attorney of York County,

the elected or appointed Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, any

solicitor of any municipality, any special prosecutor, any other entity or individual

authorized and assigned to prosecute any matter before the criminal division of this

court, and all employees of all the foregoing.

Judge is the elected or appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas or

Magisterial District Judge of any Magisterial District Court of the 19th Judicial District to

whom the case is assigned, or in the absence of the assigned judge, any other judge of

the court as assigned by the court administrator.

Motion is any application to the court for an order.

Party is the party or parties appearing in the action as self-represented

litigants, or the attorney or attorneys of record for such party or parties.

President Judge is the elected President Judge or acting President Judge of

the Court of Common Pleas of York County, the Chambers of the President Judge, and

all chambers staff.

Probation Department is the York County Department of Probation Services,

and all employees of the department.

Prothonotary is the elected or appointed Prothonotary of the Court of

Common Pleas of York County, the Office of the Prothonotary, and all employees of the

office.

Public Defender is the appointed Public Defender of York County, the Office

of the Public Defender, and all employees of the office.

Sheriff is the elected or appointed Sheriff of York County, the Office of the

Sheriff, and all employees of the office.

Solicitor is the appointed Solicitor of York County, the Office of the Solicitor,

and all employees of the office.

Warden is the appointed Warden of the York County Prison, the Office of the

Warden, and all employees of the office.

(C) The singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular.