Yesterday, the Allegheny County Commission on Juvenile Justice (ACCJJ) released a report that compares its practices to the recommendations made in a 2010 final report of the Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice (ICJJ).

According to a Philadelphia Inquirer editorial, ticket fixing was a widely accepted part of the culture of Philadelphia’s Traffic Court.

An article in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer explains the findings of a Philadelphia Traffic Court investigation.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Arnold L. New has been assigned to a dual role as supervising judge of the trial division’s civil section and as coordinating judge of the Complex Litigation Center.

Six Court of Common Pleas judges have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of judges’ mandatory retirement at age 70.

According to an article in the Legal Intelligencer (subscription required), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court instituted PACFile System, an e-filing option for court documents.

A November 8, 2012 news release from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts announced the expansion of public access to the Unified Judicial System’s financial records.

The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court has suspended Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Thomas M. Nocella.

"The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has a 90 percent compliance rate with the American Bar Association’s standards for major civil jury cases.” This statistic was included in an article in the Philadelphia Bar Reporter that summarized the October 5, Bench-Bar Seminar, “Oyeh, Oyeh: New Order in the Court.”

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille has applauded the PA court system for being able to “get by” on last year’s three percent increase in court funding.