On Monday December 7, the Courts Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on the pending Merit Selection legislation.  The hearing will be at 10:00 am in Room G50, Irvis Office, Capitol Building.

The statewide recount of votes cast in the Superior Court election confirms that Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Anne Lazarus has won the fourth seat on the Superior Court.  According to a press release issued by the Department of State, Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro Corte

In a commentary piece (subscription required) in the Legal Intelligencer, PMC's Shira Goodman and Lynn Marks raise questions about the Judicial Discipline's handling of the case against former Luzerne County Judge Ann Lokuta; "We question the failure of the Court of Judicial Discipl

Good news from the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts: a hearing on the Merit Selection legislation will be held in Harrisburg, Monday December 7 from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Irvis Building, Room G-650.  We thank Subcommittee Chair Don Walko for scheduli

In an excellent op-ed piece in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd contends that just as Lady Justice is Nonpartisan, so too are the justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court immune from partisan politics when ruling from the bench.

A juror in Bucks County just learned the hard way that it's better to be honest if you need to change your jury duty date.  The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that a juror showed up for jury duty but after being selected for a case, informed the co

In a letter to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Charlotte Glauser argues that “Pennsylvanian’s judicial system is broken.”  According to Glauser:

Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro Cortes announced today that the first ever statewide vote recount will be held to determine the winners for Superior Court. According to a press release available on Capitol Wire:

The Associated Press reported that a runoff election for the 4th seat on the state Superior Court could begin this coming Monday, unless one of the three trailing candidates, Temp Smith, waives his right to the recount by tomorrow.