(a) When open. – The court shall be deemed always open for the purpose of filing any proper paper, of issuing and returning process and of making motions and orders. The prothonotary’s office with a clerk in attendance shall be open during business hours on all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.(b) Courtroom; chambers. – All pleas, hearings, trials and sentencings shall be conducted in open court and so far as convenient in a regular courtroom, unless otherwise provided by statute or these rules. All other acts or proceedings may be done or conducted in chambers. The prothonotary, court reporter and bailiff shall attend all proceedings of the court unless excused by the presiding judge.
