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Supreme Court Reappoints Driscoll to the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee

December 17, 2001

HARRISBURG, December 18, 2001 — The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania today announced the reappointment of Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge John J. Driscoll to the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee. Driscoll was reappointed for a term of three years, beginning January 1, 2002. The committee is an advisory arm to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania 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.