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Supreme Court Announces Appointments to Orphans’ Court Rules Committee

March 03, 2008

HARRISBURG, March 4, 2008 — The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania today announced the appointments of the Hon. Anne E. Lazarus and Neil E. Hendershot, Esq., to the Orphans’ Court Procedural Rules Committee. Lazarus, a Philadelphia Common Pleas Orphans’ Court judge, and Hendershot, of Dauphin County, both were appointed to terms expiring Dec. 31, 2010. The Supreme Court also reappointed the following members to the committee: Chester County Common Pleas Court President Judge Paula Francisco Ott; Kristen M. DelSole, Esq., Allegheny County and Michael L. Mixell, Esq., Berks County. Each was reappointed to a term that expires Dec. 31, 2010. Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Orphans’ Court Judge Calvin S. Drayer Jr. also was reappointed to the committee for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2010 and designated chair. The committee, established in 1939, reviews current rules governing statewide practice and procedure in the Orphans’ Court, recommending amendments and new rules, notes and commentary as necessary. The seven-member committee of lawyers and jurists also responds to questions from the bench, bar and public.