Court including the issuance of a bench warrant and revocation of bail bond. Failure of counsel to appear may result in the imposition of sanctions, including the imposition of attorney fees against counsel.

• E.No later than two weeks prior to the start of the trial term, Court Administration shall prepare and provide to the Court a preview list of all cases scheduled for the upcoming trial term. The Court shall set the trial schedule, taking into account Pa.R.Crim.P 600. Any case that cannot be heard due to unavailability of trial days during a trial term shall be continued by the Court to the following trial term for disposition. Such cases shall receive priority in scheduling during the following trial term. Court Administration shall release a list to the public of all cases scheduled for the trial term upon notification by the Court.
• F.If a defendant is represented by counsel and desires to tender a guilty or nolo contendere plea, a Guilty/Nolo Contendere Plea Colloquy substantially in the form set forth in Rule 590.1 shall be completed. The Colloquy shall be executed by the defendant and defendant’s counsel and filed with the Clerk of Courts prior to entry of the plea.
• G.When the parties have arrived at a plea agreement, they shall state on the record in open Court and in the presence of the Defendant, the terms of the agreement. The agreement will be confirmed in writing substantially in the form set forth in Rule 590.2 and presented to the Court prior to the entry of any plea. At a minimum, the written agreement must contain ALL terms of the agreement and must be executed by the Commonwealth, the Defendant and Defendant's counsel, if any. Nothing in this Rule will prevent the Judge from ordering for good cause shown and with the consent of all parties and counsel, that specific conditions in the agreement be placed on the record in camera and the record sealed.

Comment: Orderly scheduling of jury trials and regard for the convenience of jurors shall be important factors in determining the interests of justice under Pa. R. Crim. P. 106. In order that a trial schedule may be prepared and announced in accordance with this Rule, requests for continuance ordinarily should be made by written motion no later than immediately after the trial list is announced for that particular term. In those instances where witness unavailability or other unforeseeable need arises requiring a continuance subsequent to the call of the trial list, a request for continuance should be made prior to the close of business on the Wednesday preceding the criminal trial term.

Although motions for continuance will obviously be governed by the state rule, the local rule is intended to express Court policy that a definite trial schedule published in advance of trial will reduce inconvenience to the Court, the parties, witnesses and jurors. Timeliness measured from promulgation of the trial list is an important consideration in the decision to grant or deny a continuance request. It is expected that all counsel will act with reasonable diligence and promptness in determining whether a case is ready for trial and that counsel shall be in a position to make that determination, at the latest, on the Wednesday prior to trial.