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Pa. Supreme Court adopts new rules for state constables
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced this week that it has adopted new rules for -
Dauphin County judge appointed to Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness
A trial judge from the Harrisburg area has been appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme -
Experienced Phila. litigator appointed to three-year-term on Pa. Board of Law Examiners
A veteran Philadelphia litigator with substantial experience in commercial and -
Federal judge sides with Pa. justices in suspension of indicted Phila. Traffic Court judge
One of the judges snared in a federal investigation into allegations of ticket-fixing at the -
Former Pa. lawyer, judge disbarred following child endangerment conviction
A longtime Pennsylvania attorney and former magisterial district judge has voluntarily -
Former Pa. Justice Joan Orie Melvin receives house arrest, probation during corruption sentencing
Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, who was convicted on -
Pa. Supreme Court forms task force to address elder abuse
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has created an Elder Law Task Force charged with -
Pa. House subcommittee hears testimony on bill to up judicial retirement age
A state House subcommittee recently held a hearing on a bill sponsored by a suburban -
Phila. Prothonotary Joseph Evers appointed interim court administrator of FJD
Joseph Evers, the prothonotary for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, has been -
Federal judge allows Pa. judicial retirement age case to proceed first in state court
A federal judge in Harrisburg has decided to stay a case brought by a handful of state -
Phila. may face suit over newly enacted gun ban; attorneys may seek injunctive relief
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter recently signed into law a city ordinance change banning people from carrying firearms into city parks, rec centers, playgrounds and municipal buildings, even if folks are in legal possession of the weapons. -
Phila. mass tort lawyer reappointed to Pa. Supreme Court Disciplinary Board
A Philadelphia mass tort attorney who specializes in mesothelioma cases has been -
Pa. Supreme Court agrees to hear expedited challenge to state's mandatory judicial retirement age
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the state’s mandatory -
Phila. judge dismisses construction co. declaratory judgment suit against insurer
A Philadelphia judge has dismissed a commerce action that had been filed back in January by a Huntingdon Valley, Pa. construction company against two Philadelphia residents and a Media, Pa. insurance company. -
Pa. Rep. introduces bill requiring plaintiff disclosure in litigation over publicly displayed religious symbols
A western Pennsylvania lawmaker recently introduced a bill in the General Assembly -
Three Cozen O'Connor family attorneys join Philly's Obermayer Rebmann
Three lawyers with Philadelphia-based Cozen O’Connor have joined fellow city firm -
Convicted Pa. Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin resigns from bench
Joan Orie Melvin, the disgraced Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice recently convicted -
Former Pa. governors call for merit selection of appellate judges
Three of Pennsylvania’s former chief executives took part in a conference call with reporters on Monday to discuss their collective support for a move toward judicial merit selection. -
Indicted Phila. Traffic Court judge sues Pa. Supreme Court justices over suspension
One of the jurist’s caught up in the federal corruption scandal involving allegations of -
Pa. legislators call for impeachment of convicted Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin
Two Pennsylvania lawmakers have announced they will be unveiling a resolution that