{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-564","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 564","heading":"Evidentiary hearings.","body":"In any matter which requires the taking of testimony, the President Judge of the Commonwealth Court may assign a judge of the court, or another judge temporarily assigned to the court pursuant to section 4121 (relating to assignment of judges), to sit and receive the evidence, and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by rule or order of court.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART II ORGANIZATION","SUBPART A COURTS AND MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT JUDGES","ARTICLE B APPELLATE COURTS","CHAPTER 5 ORGANIZATION OF APPELLATE COURTS","SUBCHAPTER C COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=5\u0026sctn=64\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"f97db813ff838b986733bc0cf4e39f12e999881808498f0db884fe8f9f0c7086","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-563","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}