The First Judicial District will run a yearlong pilot program for electronic filing in criminal cases. Beginning May 6, court users and attorneys will be able to file motions and documents electronically with the court for criminal cases. Filing can be done from anywhere at anytime.

The Legal Intelligencer recently featured the commentary of two highly respected members of the Pennsylvania legal community on the merits of the judicial mandatory retirement litigation currently pending before the Supreme Court.

Philadelphia’s Democratic ward leaders announced their endorsements for this election cycle’s multiple judicial races a week after the Philadelphia Bar Association released its ratings of candidates.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued its final progress report detailing the implementation of the Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice's (ICJJ) recommendations that followed the Luzerne "Kids for Cash" scandal.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to hear its first oral arguments since Justice Joan Orie Melvin announced her resignation. Following Melvin’s suspension last May, the Court has already heard and decided cases with the potential of a 3-3 split. This possibility again looms for this session as the court’s justices are currently split along party lines.

State Judge James Gardner Colins has ruled that the office of jury commissioner will not appear on the May 21 primary ballot, but rather the county political parties will each choose nominees who will then appear on the November general election ballot.

Four former governors of Pennsylvania have written a letter to the Wall Street Journal expressing their support for merit selection in the state.

U.S. Middle District Judge John E. Jones III issued an order delaying action on a pending lawsuit concerning Pennsylvania’s mandatory retirement law for judges aged seventy.

Eight new court advocates have been sworn in to the Court Appointed Special Advocate program in Luzerne County. The program was created to safeguard the interests of abused and neglected children making their way through the Dependency Court, a branch of the Juvenile Court.

The Philadelphia Bar Association’s (“PBA”) Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention has rated ten Philadelphia judicial candidates as “recommended” and eight as “not recommended.” According to PBA Chancellor Kathleen Wilkinson, the PBA considers legal ability, experience, integrity, temperament, community involvement, and judgment when assessing the candidates.