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Pa. Supreme Court candidates pledge change, outline philosophies and platforms in online forum
HARRISBURG – A desire to initiate change was the prevailing theme discussed by four candidates vying for a seat on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania this year in an online forum on Wednesday discussing their platforms and beliefs. -
Bill would end elections for statewide judges
HARRISBURG - The House Judiciary Committee has approved a proposal that would pave the way for voters to decide if the state constitution should be altered to do away with the direct election of statewide judges. -
Pa. Supreme Court race sets spending record; Democrats backed by plaintiffs bar win all three open spots
When all the cash was spent, the victors were Philadelphia judge Kevin Dougherty and Superior Court judges David Wecht and Christine Donohue. Contributions to seven candidates topped $11 million, and even more was spent by political action committees on advertising. -
Court reform group upset with Democratic group's ads targeting state Supreme Court candidates
A committee chaired by the former chair of the state Democratic Party, Pennsylvanians for Judicial Reform (PJR), has recently sponsored ads against the three Republican candidates campaigning for the three open seats in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. -
Senate bill proposes shrinking state supreme and superior courts
A new bill approved by the Pennsylvania senate state government committee proposes -
Pa. Superior Court Judge Anne Lazarus named chair of Judicial Conduct Board
A jurist one court reform advocate terms a “guru” of judicial ethics has -
Proposal would mandate judges' party affiliation on retention ballot
A western Pennsylvania lawmaker has introduced a bill that would amend -
In reversal from earlier ruling, CJD sanctions Erie judge over gun-waving road rage incident
A local judge from northwestern Pennsylvania has been reprimanded by a -
Pa. Supreme Court revises Code of Judicial Conduct; nepotism now expressly prohibited in judiciary
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court updated its Code of Judicial Conduct this -
Pa. lawmakers unveil judicial merit selection bill
In a show of bipartisanship, a conservative lawmaker from rural south- -
Allegheny Co. judge bars electronic access to civil court dockets while cases are in trial
A western Pennsylvania trial court judge has issued an order temporarily -
Pa. high court institutes rules change barring aides to appellate court judges from practicing law
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has instituted a rules change that bars -
Phila. judge removed from the bench, barred from holding future office
Suspended Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas M. Nocella has been -
Praise offered for soon-to-be-installed new Pa. Supreme Court Justice Correale Stevens
There’s no question that the scandal-tainted departure of former Pennsylvania Supreme -
Gov. Corbett signs bill abolishing Philadelphia Traffic Court
With a stroke of his pen Wednesday, Gov. Tom Corbett ushered in a new era of reform -
Pa. magisterial district judge who dismissed own traffic tickets can return to bench, CJD rules
The Pennsylvania magisterial district judge who made headlines after being charged with -
Beleaguered Phila. Traffic Court a step closer toward elimination
Two bills that would help pave the way toward abolishing the scandal-plagued -
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 -
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 -
Prosecution seeks jail time for Justice Orie Melvin; defense wants probation
Western Pennsylvania prosecutors want convicted state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie