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Fair Trials Start with Fair Juries

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Isabel Petry, a current Drexel COOP at PMC Imagine you’ve been charged with a crime, any crime. You’ve decided to get a lawyer, exercise your sixth amendment right by going to trial, and face a jury of your peers. This jury will be deciding questions of your liberty—it could even be life or death...

Beyond the Bench: How Do Judges Balance Law, Ethics, and Public Scrutiny?

Monday, August 25, 2025

Sophia Rogovoy Judicial Analyst, Co-op at Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts Rising Senior @ Drexel University When people hear the word “judge,” they often picture a serious figure in a black robe, seated at the front of a courtroom in quiet authority. But behind that robe is a person whose...

Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts to Host Eighth Annual Spring into Action Benefit May 5th at University Club, University of Pittsburgh

Monday, April 28, 2025

April 28, 2025 (Pittsburgh) - Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts will hold the eighth annual Spring into Action Benefit on Monday, May 5th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. The benefit will be hosted by the University of Pittsburgh at the University Club. Jeffrey Wiley, Esq. will receive the Judge Justin Johnson...

Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts Names New Co-Chairs of the Board of Directors and Recognizes Retiring Founding Chair

Monday, July 8, 2024

After reaching his term limit, Robert H. Heim, a retired Dechert Partner, is stepping down as Chairman of the Board of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts. His successors as Co-Chairs will be fellow board members Sarah Gitchell, Esq., SVP, Content Acquisition, Comcast Corp., and Saul Ewing Partner...

Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts Recognizes Retiring Board Members and Welcomes New Members