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Today the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts unveiled a new feature on its website -- an interactive portal through which users can submit comments, questions and complaints.
Today the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts unveiled a new feature on its website -- an interactive portal through which users can submit comments, questions and complaints. AOPC will answer the questions and, in some cases, refer inquiries to other appropriate offices. Users can access the feature by visiting the AOPC webs
An editorial in the Reading Eagle urges that it’s time to give Pennsylvanians the opportunity to vote on Merit Selection.
An editorial in the Reading Eagle urges that it’s time to give Pennsylvanians the opportunity to vote on Merit Selection. In a review of the report The New Politics of Judicial Selection, the editorial opens with these key points:
An editorial in the Scranton Times-Tribune blasts judicial elections and the political money games they have become.
An editorial in the Scranton Times-Tribune blasts judicial elections and the political money games they have become:
An editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer identifies a major problem with judicial elections: money."When it comes to spending money to elect state Supreme Court justices, Pennsylvania is No. 1.Unfortunately, this is not a top ranking to boast about."
An editorial in the Philadelphia Inquirer identifies a major problem with judicial elections: money. Citing the recent Report by Justice At Stake,
Today, PMC partners Justice At Stake, the Brennan Center for Justice and the National Institute on Money in State Politics issued a new report -- in which PA is featured -- analyzing the last decade of judicial elections.
Today, PMC partners Justice At Stake, the Brennan Center for Justice and
the National Institute on Money in State Politics issued a new
report analyzing the last decade of judicial elections entitled "The New
Jury selection for the trial of former Luzerne County judge Mark Ciavarella will begin on February 7, 2011 in Scranton, a judge ordered Thursday.
Jury selection for the trial of former Luzerne County judge Mark Ciavarella will begin on February 7, 2011 in Scranton, a judge ordered Thursday.
Scheduling conflicts with Ciavarella’s attorneys as well as the need to carefully asses the jury because of extensive pre-trial media coverage postponed what U.S. District Judge Edwin Kosik said he would have liked to begin in November.
In part due to the economic downturn, more people are representing themselves in civil court proceedings. PMC provides online resources for such litigants.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, more and more litigants are foregoing hiring an attorney and instead choosing to represent themselves in court. The economic downturn has been cited as the most likely culprit.
The recently released “Pennsylvania Dependency Benchbook” is designed to assist judges and practitioners in handling the legal complexities of cases involving abused and neglected children.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced yesterday that it will release the “Pennsylvania Dependency Benchbook,” a guide developed by Pennsylvania trial judges to aid lawyers and other judges in deciding whether, in juvenile dependency cases, a child should be removed from the home.
State Sen. Jane Orie and her sister, Janine Orie, will stand trial on allegations that they used the senator’s taxpayer-funded staff for campaign purposes, an Allegheny County judge ruled Wednesday.
State Sen. Jane Orie and her sister, Janine Orie, will stand trial on allegations that they used the senator’s taxpayer-funded staff for campaign purposes, an Allegheny County judge ruled Wednesday.
Merit selected judges are more likely to receive less severe sentences when they are disciplined than elected justices
When asked, people say that they place a high value on qualified, fair and impartial judges. One of the most compelling reasons to adopt merit selection is that it is designed to ensure that the judges who preside over our courts maintain the highest degree of integrity and ethical behavior. New data from American Judicature Society support this.
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