A new administrative order has been issued for the Commerce Court of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. This order is effective January 1, 2026. https://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/regs/2025/12-of-2025-AD.pdf
Of note are the self-executing disclosure requirements, the requirement that parties submit a joint case conference memo, increased emphasis on the use of judge pro tempores for settlement and discovery disputes, more liberal criteria for the selection as a judge pro tempore, more aggressive case management procedures, and a stated desire to foster the participation of less experienced lawyers in case proceedings.
Thank you to Jonathan Hugg of Eckert Seamans for bringing this to my attention.
Posted by Douglas L. Toering of Mantese Honigman, PC.
