Posts in 'judicial selection process'

Pennsylvania's judicial elections matter. Here's why.

Sunday, August 20, 2023

By PETER HALL Penn Capital-Star Between the intense campaigns of the midterm and presidential elections, statewide races for Pennsylvania’s appeals courts tend to take a back seat to mayoral and other local elections. In the wake of sweeping decisions on abortion and affirmative action from the U.S...

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Pennsylvania Appellate Courts Candidates' Forum | May 2023

On May 9, 2023, Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts hosted a virtual forum with candidates for Pennsylvania's appellate courts, including the Supreme Court, Superior Court, and Commonwealth Court. This forum provides viewers with an opportunity to get to know the candidates before the primary election

Judge Michael Thatcher and Thomas Bailey

PMC Shares Workshop: Court Basics - Allegheny County

This workshop illuminates the organization and procedures of the Pennsylvania Judicial System with the goal of bringing Pennsylvanians awareness of and confidence in their courts. Our presenters discuss the different subject matters of each court, knowing your way around the courtroom, how judges

Letter to the Editor: Proposed Constitutional Amendments Threaten Independence of Judiciary

Thursday, December 30, 2021

By DEBORAH R. GROSS The Legal Intelligencer These proposed constitutional amendments are a direct attempt to threaten the judiciary based on one party’s displeasure with rulings by the court. To The Legal: The legislature in Harrisburg is once again operating in a stealth and nontransparent fashion...

‘Twas the night before Christmas — and Harrisburg was trying to politicize the judiciary | Opinion

Thursday, December 23, 2021

By DEBORAH GROSS Billy Penn ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the Pa. House, Ways to threaten the judiciary were being espoused. Bills were brought to the Judiciary Committee with intentional deceit, In hopes that the public would be asleep. Term limits on the Supreme Court justices...

Judge Drew Crompton of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

Q&A: Crompton Stresses Importance of Words and Trust in Run for Full Term on Commonwealth Court

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

By ALEEZA FURMAN The Legal Intelligencer On Nov. 2, Pennsylvanians are set to decide which candidates will join the ranks of the state Commonwealth Court. To get a better understanding of each candidate’s background and judicial philosophy, The Legal has asked each to respond to a questionnaire...

Q&A: Superior Court Candidate Megan Sullivan Discusses Importance of the Separation of Powers

Monday, October 25, 2021

By MAX MITCHELL The Legal Intelligencer On Nov. 2, Pennsylvanians are set to decide which candidates will join the ranks of the state Superior Court. To get a better understanding of each candidate’s background and judicial philosophy, The Legal has asked each to respond to a questionnaire touching...

Stacy Wallace, candidate for the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

Q&A: Bradford, Pa., Attorney Stacy Wallace Says She Would Bring 'Restraining Approach' to Commonwealth Court

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Timika Lane

Q&A: Superior Court Hopeful, Judge Timika Lane, on Creating an 'Unbiased Environment' for Litigants

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Q&A: Supreme Court Candidate P. Kevin Brobson on the 2020 Election and the Need for Judicial Independence

Monday, October 18, 2021

By MAX MITCHELL The Legal Intelligencer On Nov. 2, Pennsylvanians are set to decide which candidate will join the ranks of the state Supreme Court. To get a better understanding of each candidate’s background and judicial philosophy, The Legal has asked each to respond to a questionnaire touching on...