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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Reappointmentsto Criminal Procedural Rules Committee

December 31, 2006

HARRISBURG, Jan. 2, 2007 — The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania today announced the reappointment of four members to the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee. The Hon. Lester G. Nauhaus, Allegheny County; D. Peter Johnson, of Union County; Stanley W. Greenfield, Esq., Allegheny County and Graham C. Showalter, Esq., Union County, each was reappointed to three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2007. The court also redesignated Johnson, Union County district attorney, as vice chair. The committee is an advisory arm to the Supreme Court that helps to prescribe general rules governing criminal practice and procedure. The committee monitors recent developments in criminal procedure in Pennsylvania and other jurisdictions to identify areas where criminal rules need to be amended, revised, streamlined or simplified. The committee also reviews and responds to the numerous questions raised by judges, lawyers, and court personnel; the public; and agencies within the criminal justice system. The committee has 16 members, including one ex officio member. Each member's term is three years in length and members may serve a maximum of two full terms.