Court rules control the operation of the court and the business brought before the court. There are two types of court rules: operating rules of the court and procedural rules.
Operating rules deal with how the court works and often include Internal Operating Procedures which apply to a specific court.
Procedural rules generally deal with the conduct of the litigants and the business before the court. Procedural rules include the Rules of CIvil Procedure, Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rules of Evidence, Supreme COurt orphan's Court Rules and Magisterial District Rules.
Proposed rules are published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and in local legal newspapers for comment. Once final approval is granted, the rules are published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin with an effective date of implementation and then codified to the Pennsylvania Code.
There are five comprehensive sets of Pennsylvania practice materials that cover most legal topics in a concise practitioner-oriented format available in the Widener Law Library:
There are three comprehensive Pennsylvania form book sets that cover a wide range of legal situations.
