Manchester experiments with neighborhood-based justice system.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08084/867524-53.stm

Blair County invests in more efficient jury selection system.
http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/505786.html?nav=742
NPR's Ari Shapiro reports on the shrinking budgets of state courts, at
a time when the public need for court services is quickly increasing.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89140782
 
The policy-making body of the federal judiciary adopted
the first-ever binding procedures for handling complaints of judicial
misconduct in all federal jurisdictions. The Judicial Conference
unanimously approved the new rules, which will eliminate
inconsistencies between circuits in how complaints of judicial
wrongdoing are handled.
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/politics/16539411.html
http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1205232267963 (free, requires
registration)
 
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has modified its procedural rules to
require notification of a parent or guardian whenever a minor is
subpoenaed to appear in court.
http://www.pahouse.com/pr/120022908.asp

Lancaster County Court's President Judge Louis J. Farina has
established a task force to study the formation of a mental health
court in the county. The mental health court concept is designed to
allow nonviolent offenders to serve time in treatment programs instead
of prison.
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2008/02/judge_wants_to_establish_a_men.html