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JUDGE'S CHAMBERS
Thirty-Third Judicial District
Armstrong County Courthouse
Kittanning, Pennsylvania 16201

MEMO

TO: Armstrong County Bar Association
Magisterial District Judges

FROM: James J. Panchik, President Judge
DATE: December 19, 2024

RE: UPDATE TO THE ARMSTRONG COUNTY LOCAL RULES
OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS -BINDER

On January 6, 2025, the Court's Local Rules Binder, Part II- Local Rules of Criminal
Procedure, will be updated to incorporate the Adoption of New Local Court Rule 1 17Magisterial District Judges. Coverage. Admission to Bail by Jail Warden or Designee, amended November 25, 2024, effective January 6, 2025. Local Rule 1 17, paragraph (b. 1), will be amended to change the time of the on-call cycle. If you have a Local Rules Binder, to ensure you have the most up-to-date version, we suggest the following:

     1)    Go to the Armstrong County Courts website at accourts.com;
     2) Access the "Local Rules" tab;
     3) Click on the "Table of Rules" tab, print out and replace this section in your Binder;
     4) Click on the "Local Rules of Criminal Procedure" tab, print out and replace this section in your Binder.

JJP/tlf

JUDGE'S CHAMBERS
Thirty-Third Judicial District
Armstrong County Courthouse
Kittanning, Pennsylvania 16201

MEMO

TO: Armstrong County Bar Association
Magisterial District Judges

FROM: James J. Panchik, President J
DATE: January 3, 2025

RE: UPDATE TO THE ARMSTRONG COUNTY LOCAL RULES
OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS -BINDER

On January 27, 2025, the Court's Local Rules Binder, Part II- Local Rules of Criminal Procedure, will be updated to incorporate the Adoption of New Local Court Rule 576. I-Electronic Filing and Service of Legal Papers, adopted December I l, 2024, effective January 27, 2025. If you have a Local Rules Binder, to ensure you have the most up-to-date version, we suggest the following:

l) Go to the Armstrong County Courts website at accourts.com;
2) Access the "Local Rules" tab;
3) Click on the "Table of Rules" tab, print out and replace this section in your Binder;
4) Click on the "Local Rules of Criminal Procedure" tab, print out and replace this section in your Binder.

JJP/t1f

Please be advised of the following changes on the Court Calendar:

• Monday, November 25, 2024, at 8:30am will be an add-on Sentence Court, 8:30am,

Courtroom #2

• Summary Court scheduled for Monday, December 16, 2024, is cancelled.

• Revocations scheduled for December 19, 2024, in Courtroom #1 is cancelled.

• Motions Court scheduled for Friday, December 27, 2024, is cancelled.