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Courts, Libraries Join to Promote Greater Understanding of Judicial System

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May 01, 2013

As part of the celebration of Law Week, April 29 – May 3, the Supreme Court has partnered with the Pennsylvania Library Association to help citizens better understand the Commonwealth’s judicial system, Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille announced today.

The partnership is made possible through PA Forward, a program sponsored by the association to promote the importance of Pennsylvania’s libraries in the 21st century.

As part of the program, Chief Justice Castille recently sent a letter to Pennsylvania’s librarians, acquainting them with educational materials the Court has produced to explain the judiciary to the media, teachers and others.  The letter included copies of the Court’s brochure, “A Citizen’s Guide,” with the suggestion that libraries display the brochures prominently during Law Week.  Chief Justice Castille also encouraged libraries to play the judiciary’s informational video for library patrons and touted the wealth of information about the judiciary that can be found on the Unified Judicial System (UJS) website.

“Working with the PA Forward program will help Pennsylvania libraries provide timely and valuable information on the judiciary to residents of the Commonwealth,” Chief Justice Castille said.

Law Week is celebrated annually in the United States to recognize the importance of the role law plays in society and the heritage of the U.S.

The court’s video can be found on the UJS website at www.pacourts.us by scrolling to the bottom of the media resources page.

 

 

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