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Retired Phila. Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony DeFino dies in house fire
Anthony DeFino served as a trial judge on the Philadelphia Court of -
U.S. District Judge Norma Shapiro, of the Eastern Dist. of Pa., to receive distinguished jurist award by PBA
A senior judge working out of the federal courthouse in Philadelphia will be -
Phila. D.A. Williams wins re-election; seven elected to Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia’s Democratic District Attorney R. Seth Williams easily slid to -
Bucks Co. prothonotary candidate vows to eliminate the position if elected in Nov.
Ask anyone outside of the commonwealth what the prothonotary does, and -
Philadelphia Bar Association chooses new executive director
There will soon be a new leader sitting at the helm of the Philadelphia Bar Association. -
Phila. judge removed from the bench, barred from holding future office
Suspended Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas M. Nocella has been -
Former Ballard Spahr chairman Arthur Makadon dies at 70
A former chairman of Ballard Spahr who helped the Philadelphia-based law firm branch -
Phila. Common Pleas Court judge ordered suspended without pay
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge who has been facing disciplinary action for -
Phila. students join lawyers and judges to celebrate culmination of Advancing Civics Education program
A large number of Philadelphia public school students are expected to join jurists and -
FJD court administrative officer recognized as a 2013 'diverse attorney'
Rachel Gallegos, a court administrative officer in the First Judicial District of -
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. Sen. Judiciary Committee holds hearing on 'civil justice gap'
Attorneys representing low-income residents and their clients were scheduled to address -
Retired Phila., Superior Court Judge Klein to receive Pa. Bar Assoc. award
A former Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge who served nearly three -
Pa. Superior Court Judge Anne Lazarus to receive Phila. Bar Assoc. award
Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Anne E. Lazarus will receive the Philadelphia Bar -
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. Bar Association releases ratings of judicial candidates
The Philadelphia Bar Association recently released its ratings of judicial -
Convicted Pa. Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin resigns from bench
Joan Orie Melvin, the disgraced Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice recently convicted -
Pa. state legislator says convicted Justice Orie Melvin must go
In the wake of the judicial scandal at the state’s highest court involving now-convicted -
Phila. private practice attorney to receive PBA's award recognizing work with minority clients
A private practice attorney who has dedicated his career to working with minority clients -
First-ever openly gay Pa. legislator sworn into office
History was made in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania this week when the Keystone