# In Re: Establishment of Committee on Court Reporting and Transcripts and Appointment of Initial Members

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · May 12, 2015

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/2800337

## Case

- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** May 12, 2015
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Judges:** per curiam
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

IN RE: : NO. 444
:
ESTABLISHMENT OF : JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
:
COMMITTEE ON COURT
: DOCKET
REPORTING AND :
TRANSCRIPTS AND :
APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL :
MEMBERS :
:

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 12th day of May, 2015, it is ORDERED pursuant to Article V,
Section 10 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, that the Court establishes the
Committee on Court Reporting and Transcripts.

The Committee shall consist of the following members appointed by the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, one of whom shall be designated as Chair and one of whom
shall be designated as Vice-Chair:

(1) One representative of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania;

(2) One representative of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania;

(3) Two president judges of the courts of common pleas chosen from among
the judicial districts of the Commonwealth;

(4) The district court administrator of the Philadelphia County Court of
Common Pleas;

(5) The district court administrator of the Allegheny County Court of Common
Pleas;

(6) Two district court administrators chosen from among the judicial districts
of the Commonwealth other than Philadelphia and Allegheny;
(7) Two providers of court reporting services representing the various
methods currently in usage within Pennsylvania; and

(8) Two members of the Pennsylvania Bar.

Initial appointments shall be for one-, two- or three-year terms, and these
members may serve one additional three-year term. Thereafter appointments shall be
for three years and members shall serve no more than two consecutive three-year
terms. A replacement appointee shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term.

The Committee shall review current rules and practices, and, upon concurrence
of the Court Administrator, recommend revisions to the Uniform Rules Governing Court
Reporting and Transcripts. The Administrative Office shall provide staff support to the
Committee.

The initial Committee members and their terms are as follows:

Term expiring June 1, 2016:

The Honorable Stephen G. Baratta
President Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County

Joseph H. Evers
District Court Administrator, Philadelphia County

Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq.
Prothonotary, Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Kristin W. Brown, Esq.
Prothonotary, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Term expiring June 1, 2017:

The Honorable Maureen A. Skerda
President Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Warren & Forest Counties

Gerald C. Montella, Esq.
District Court Administrator, Delaware County

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Cheryl Hansberry
Official Court Reporter, Dauphin County

Samuel Milkes, Esq.

Term expiring June 1, 2018:

Claire C. Capristo, Esq.
District Court Administrator, Allegheny County

Tami B. Kline
District Court Administrator, Columbia & Montour Counties

Melissa Keating
Court Reporter, Mercer County

Chena L. Glenn-Hart, Esq.

The Honorable Stephen Baratta is hereby designated as Chair, and Chena
Glenn-Hart is designated as Vice-Chair, of the Committee.

This ORDER shall be processed in accordance with Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(b), and
shall be effective immediately.

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