On Thursday October 7, PMC Executive Director Lynn Marks will serve on a panel of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers State Justice Network Conference in Washington D.C. The panel will focus on judicial independence and judicial selection. Information about the conference can be found here.

On Thursday October 7, PMC's Deputy Director Shira Goodman will participate in a webinar on the Lessons of Luzerne sponsored by the American Judicature Society.  Goodman, William Dressel, President of the National Judicial College, and Cynthia Gray of the American Judicature Society will explore  the scandal's causes as identified by the Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justic

Monday is the last day to vote in the coming general election. This link from the Committee of Seventy offers information about how to register to vote.

PMC's Executive Director Lynn A.

PMC is a co-sponsor along with the Jewish Social Policy Newtork, the Committee of Seventy and the League of Women Voters of PA of a continuing legal education program next Tuesday September 21, entitled  “

An editorial in the New York Times decries the effect of increasingly expensive judicial elections and the expanded participation by special interests in those elections:

A new poll released by Justice At Stake confirms that t

Today the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts unveiled a new feature on its website -- an interactive portal through which users can submit comments, questions and complaints.  AOPC will answer the questions and, in some cases, refer inquiries to other appropriate offices.  Users can access the feature by visiting the AOPC webs

An editorial in the Reading Eagle urges that it’s time to give Pennsylvanians the opportunity to vote on Merit Selection.   In a review of the report The New Politics of Judicial Selection, the editorial opens with these key points:

An editorial in the Scranton Times-Tribune blasts judicial elections and the political money games they have become: