The prothonotary shall enter judgment in conformity with the confession.
Rule 2956.Entry of Judgment.
Last amended December 29, 2008 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceThe prothonotary enters judgment in conformity with the confession.
Full Text of Rule 2956
Plain-English Summary
This is the entry step. Once the papers are in order, the prothonotary—the court’s clerk of record—enters judgment to match the confession the plaintiff filed. The act is ministerial: it follows the confession’s terms.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who enters the judgment?
The prothonotary, the office that maintains the civil record, enters it in conformity with the confession.
Does a judge review the entry first?
The entry is ministerial in the ordinary case; judicial involvement comes through the leave requirement in particular situations and through later challenges to the judgment.
Official Note
Official Note: As to instruments more than 20 years old see Rules 2951(b) and 2952(a)(9). See Rule 236 for the notice required to be given and the documents required to be mailed to the defendant by the prothonotary.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 2956 added June 27, 1969, effective September 1, 1970, amended March 10, 1977, effective April 25, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 840; amended April 1, 1996, effective July 1, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 1806; amended December 29, 2008, effective immediately, 39 Pa.B. 304. Immediately pre- ceding text appears at serial page (307565).
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history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation
of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Last verified June 30, 2026. ·
Official text
Also known as: entry of confessed judgmentprothonotary enters judgment