All terms in these rules shall have the same meaning as defined in Pa. R.J.A. No. 4002. As further clarification:
(A)Commonwealth or subdivision thereof includes any Pennsylvania state, county, regional, or municipal government entity, including any department, board, attorney, employee, or agent acting on behalf of that entity.(B)Transcript includes any electronic or paper record, including orders, prepared by a court reporter of any proceeding presided over by a judge, magisterial district judge, hearing officer, or master.(C) All transcripts fall into one of two categories regarding need and purpose: (1) an ordinary transcript is either: (a) required by rule because notice of appeal has been filed; or(b) required by order or rule to advance litigation in a matter currently before the court.(2) a non-ordinary transcript is any transcript requested or prepared for any reason other than ordinary as defined in section (C)(1).(D) The terms rough draft and same-day delivery refer to variations in the delivery deadline and cost for non-ordinary transcripts.(1) This court does not provide expedited or daily transcripts.(2)Rough drafts are the retention by the requestor of the realtime stream capture after the conclusion of the proceeding. Rough drafts are not certified; the court and litigants shall not cite to them.(3)Same-day transcripts, previously known in this court as daily copy, are delivered as follows: (a) for morning sessions of a proceeding, no later than 6:00 p.m. the same day as the proceeding; and(b) for afternoon sessions of a proceeding, no later than 10:30 p.m. the same day as the proceeding or no later than 6 hours after completion of the day's proceeding, whichever occurs later.(E)Presiding Judge is the common pleas judge, magisterial district judge, master, or hearing officer who presided over the hearing for which the transcript is sought. It is not necessarily the judge to whom the case is currently assigned.Amended effective through 4/1/2024.