Over the past five years, underage drinking offenses statewide totaled 30,393. In Pennsylvania, an underage drinking offense is committed by anyone under the age of 21 who is caught possessing, consuming, transporting, purchasing or attempting to purchase any alcoholic beverage.
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Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Debra Todd honored the life and legacy of retired Justice Sandra Schultz Newman following her passing earlier this week.
Justice Newman was elected to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 1993 and in 1995, successfully ran for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, becoming the first woman ever elected to the state's highest court. She retired from the Court in 2006.
Read MoreToday, the Pennsylvania Courts joined with the Walnut Street Theatre Company and Girard College to bring civics education to life for a group of local middle school students.
On behalf of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Historical Commission, Commonwealth Court Judge Lori A. Dumas joined over 70 students at Girard College for a special performance of What 1776 Means to You and Me as part of the courts’ ongoing efforts to expand civics education opportunities across the state.
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