Local Rule Rule 40.1.1: Emergency Judge
E.D. Pa. — Civil rule
Rule 40.1.1 Emergency Judge
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.
A. Orders entered by the Emergency Judge may be modified, prospectively, by the assigned judge upon the assigned judge's return.
B. 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.