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2018
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Allegheny County Jurists Named to New Leadership Positions
Two Allegheny County judges have been named to leadership positions within the Pennsylvania court system. Effective Dec. 24, Judg...
December 23
Pennsylvania retail theft offenses decreased over past five years
Pennsylvania retail theft offenses are at a five-year low, having decreased 15 percent since 2013. The infographic highlig...
December 13
Pennsylvania Problem-Solving Courts Hold First Statewide Mental Health Courts Training
Pennsylvania problem-solving courts will hold their first statewide mental health courts training during a two-day conference on M...
December 09
Jack Anthony Panella Elected President Judge of Pennsylvania Superior Court
The Pennsylvania Superior Court, meeting in Harrisburg today, has elected Judge Jack Anthony Panella to be its new president judge...
December 06
Pennsylvania’s Veterans Courts Make a Difference for Veterans
Pennsylvania’s veteran population ranks fourth in the U.S. with 819,185 veterans as of 2017. Since 2009, Pennsylvania’...
November 08
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Renews Blair County DUI Court Accreditation
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has renewed the accreditation of the Blair County DUI Court, commending the specialty court program...
October 25
Superior Court to Hold Educational Program for Scranton and Wilkes-Barre Chambers of Commerce
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania will hold an educational program for the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre Chambers of Commerce on Wedn...
October 25
Pennsylvania sees a recent increase in protection from abuse filings
Following a steady decline in the statewide number of new protection from abuse (PFA) filings, Pennsylvania has seen a 5 percent i...
October 19
Pennsylvania Courts Launch Outreach Campaign to Help Stop Abuse
Pennsylvania courts today launched a “stop abuse” outreach campaign in English and Spanish to educate victims of abuse...
October 16
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Releases Video to Promote Use of New Statewide Guardianship Tracking System
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court today released an educational video highlighting the Guardianship Tracking System (GTS), a new web-based system for guardians, court staff, Orphans’ Court clerks and judges to file, manage, track and submit reports. The video highlights how the new system will help protect adults of all ages who have been appointed a guardian by Pennsylvania courts. ...
October 01
Traffic cases account for the majority of Pennsylvania magisterial district court cases in 2016
In 2016, 66 percent of all new cases filed in Pennsylvania magisterial district courts were traffic-related. Magisterial district...
September 14
Six Pennsylvania Counties Selected for Initiative Supporting Abused and Neglected Children
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court today announced the selection of six counties to participate in the Pennsylvania State Roundtab...
August 29
How prevalent is animal abuse in Pennsylvania?
A look at statewide animal abuse data approaching the one-year anniversary of Libre’s Law Over the past year, 70 percent o...
August 17
Speeding Ranks Number One in Summary Traffic Citations in Pennsylvania
Data collected by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts shows more than 6.9 million total traffic summary violations we...
June 15
Pennsylvania Judiciary Releases New and Improved Interactive Caseload Data
Pennsylvania’s judiciary today unveiled six new data dashboards, the latest in a series of interactive, web-based data visua...
June 08
Pennsylvania Judiciary Highlights Mental Health Courts During Mental Health Awareness Month
May is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month and with 20 mental health courts in Pennsylvania, the infographic below highlig...
May 29
Pa Supreme Court Approves Pilot Program Allowing CLE Credit for Pro Bono Service
Recognizing the importance of pro bono service, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has approved the creation of a new continuing legal...
May 03
Chief Justice Saylor Reminds Lawyers of Need to Provide Public Service
Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Thomas G. Saylor is asking lawyers to support the Commonwealth’s civil legal aid programs by p...
April 25
Distracted driving citations in Pennsylvania see significant jump
Distracted driving citations increased by 52 percent statewide in 2017 – and have increased 172 percent since 2013. In Penns...
April 02
PA Supreme Court Chief Justice Reacts to Threats of Impeachment
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Thomas G. Saylor released the following statement regarding potential impeachme...
March 22
Women in the Pennsylvania judiciary
March is National Women’s History Month, an ideal time to look at the history of women in the Pennsylvania judiciary as well...
March 19
Drug Delivery Resulting in Death Citations at Five-year High
Drug delivery resulting in death charges statewide have increased by 1,267 percent between 2013 and 2017. In Pennsylvania, a drug...
March 08
PA Courts Collect $471 million in 2017
State coffers receive $227 million; local governments and crime victims also benefit Pennsylvania courts collected nearly $471 m...
February 25
Court 101: Common court terms you may not know
Have you ever wondered what is meant by ex parte, habeas corpus or even disposition? Legal concepts and court terms can be complex...
February 15
Court 101: Common court terms you may not know
Have you ever wondered what is meant by ex parte, habeas corpus or even disposition? Legal concepts and court terms can be complex. This infographic highlights a few of these important court terms....
February 15
How the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Operates
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is the highest court in the Commonwealth and the oldest appellate court in North America. Justices...
January 11