(a) Judgment shall be entered in the action for the amount, if any, due the plaintiff from the defendant or the amount, if any, due the defendant from the plaintiff. That judgment shall merge with the confessed judgment. The court shall enter an appropriate order conforming the confessed judgment to the judgment in the action.
Rule 2986.Judgment. Conforming the Confessed Judgment.
Last amended April 1, 1996 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceThe court enters judgment conforming the confessed judgment as the rule provides.
Full Text of Rule 2986
(b) If the confessed judgment was entered in any county other than the county in which the action was brought, no execution may issue on the confessed judg- ment in that other county until after a certified copy of the order conforming the confessed judgment has been filed therein. This Order is effective January 2, 1976.
Plain-English Summary
This is the closing step. After the action runs its course, the court enters a judgment that conforms the earlier confessed judgment, giving it the standing of a judgment reached through ordinary process.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does conforming the judgment accomplish?
It places the confessed judgment on the footing of a judgment entered through a regular civil action.
Who enters the conforming judgment?
The court, in accordance with this rule.
Official Note
Official Note: Under Rule 214(g) trial of the action may be advanced by the court for good cause. Once the judgment is conformed, it is enforced in the same manner as other money judgments pursuant to Rule 3101 et seq. Notice under Rule 2956.1(c) is not required when a confessed judgment has been conformed pursuant to this rule.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 2986 amended April 1, 1996, effective July 1, 1996, 26 Pa.B. 1806. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (146753).
Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment
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: judgment conforming confessed judgment