Pennsylvania judicial news

News about courts and judges in Pennsylvania

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• 2009

• Courtroom Weekly:Life and privacy, 2013-05-09 09:07:36
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/8/2013, 2013-05-08 11:17:02
• Convicted former justice Orie Melvin sentenced to house arrest, apology notes, 2013-05-08 09:42:51
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/1/2013, 2013-05-01 07:56:13
• Courtroom Weekly:Murder in the courts, 2013-04-04 10:46:03
• A Cross-Section of Trends in Judicial Retirement, 2013-03-27 07:34:35
• Courtroom Weekly:State laws challenged, 2013-02-28 10:05:04
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice found guilty on six counts of corruption, 2013-02-22 10:33:14

• Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 12/26/2012, 2012-12-27 00:35:53
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 11/28/2012, 2012-11-28 12:56:52
• Judge rules against Pennsylvania Voter ID law, 2012-10-03 09:06:30
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court sends Voter ID law back to lower court, 2012-09-18 14:00:06
• Justice Orie Melvin now suspended without pay, 2012-09-06 06:58:35
• Technological advances in courtroom save Montgomery County more than $1 million, 2012-08-26 06:43:45
• Pennsylvania judge allows Voter ID law to take effect, 2012-08-15 09:13:44
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 7/18/2012, 2012-07-18 12:22:03
• Pennsylvania court wants to avoid new judge appointment, 2012-07-18 07:37:23
• Update on Justice Joan Orie Melvin's trial, 2012-07-11 07:16:13
• Supreme Court orders grand jury rule change in Pennsylvania, 2012-06-26 06:36:32
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 6/20/2012, 2012-06-20 09:01:01
• Governor Corbett nominates six judges, 2012-06-15 08:09:16
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/23/2012, 2012-05-23 13:15:52
• Justice Joan Orie Melvin suspended from Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 2012-05-21 07:19:28
• Three Senior Federal Judges pass away in past week, 2012-05-11 13:22:26
• Temporary bankruptcy judgeships extended, 2012-04-22 12:16:10
• Developments in Jerry Sandusky case, 2012-04-15 12:01:08
• Pennsylvania prioritizes veterans courts, 2012-03-27 06:41:59
• Pennsylvania courts collect $470 million in 2011, 2012-03-14 11:12:42
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court prepares to eliminate 40 district judges, 2012-02-27 08:51:35
• Pennsylvania sees problem-solving courts as way to improve court system, 2012-02-14 08:19:37
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court invalidates redistricting plan, 2012-01-27 11:41:27
• Supreme Weekly: Redistricting, ethics charges and major rulings, 2012-01-12 15:37:24
• Supreme Weekly: Redistricting in the state Supreme Courts, 2012-01-05 15:05:59

• Justice Eakin back to rhyming ways, 2011-12-23 10:39:22
• Man gets life for conspiring to murder NJ Federal Judge, 2011-12-14 12:05:24
• Jerry Sandusky hearing starts today, 2011-12-13 09:26:38
• Pennsylvania administrative judge appointed, 2011-11-28 10:57:24
• 2011 Election Results: Pennsylvania appellate courts, 2011-11-09 06:57:18
• Five states appeal asian carp case to the Supreme Court, 2011-10-27 21:22:48
• Election Coverage:Run-up to the General Election, Pennsylvania 2011, 2011-10-26 15:16:14
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 10/26/2011, 2011-10-26 13:28:27
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 10/19/2011, 2011-10-19 13:08:18
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 10/5/2011, 2011-10-05 14:14:35
• Pennsylvania Magisterial Judge Maryesther Merlo faces judicial sanction for conduct, 2011-09-29 17:11:14
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court to meet in Old City Hall for the first time in over 200 years, 2011-09-12 19:04:18
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 8/24/2011, 2011-08-24 11:47:46
• Supreme Weekly: Hot topics hit the courts, 2011-08-18 10:26:23
• Supreme Weekly: Appointments, media rules and court closures, 2011-08-04 14:15:18
• Lancaster District Judge Kelly Ballentine dismisses her own parking tickets, 2011-07-31 18:30:01
• Supreme Weekly: Chief Justices of the courts, 2011-07-07 12:46:04
• Municipal Court Judge Jimmie Moore retires, 2011-06-28 15:42:22
• Pennsylvania Judiciary requests funding increase for underfunded courts, 2011-06-09 13:29:08
• Recount underway in Pennsylvania, 2011-06-01 08:13:50
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 5/18/2011, 2011-05-18 09:55:20
• Races set for Pennsylvania general election, 2011-05-18 08:17:24
• Judicial candidates that have withdrawn will still appear on ballots, 2011-05-15 17:55:13
• Supreme Weekly: Politics, budget and a nomination, 2011-04-28 13:01:31
• Federal Courts, Empty Benches:The Wednesday Vacancy Count 4/27/2011, 2011-04-27 10:31:43
• Three to run for Snyder County Magisterial seat, 2011-04-14 19:16:49
• Senior federal judge for Eastern District of Pennsylvania to step down, 2011-03-31 12:32:50
• Mistrial declared in high profile case, 2011-03-14 17:45:10
• 8 magistrate judge posts cut by state Supreme Court, 2011-02-28 19:42:33
• Former Pennsylvania Common Pleas judge goes on trial for receiving kickbacks while on the bench, 2011-02-07 14:26:47
• Judge Placey seeks seat on Common Pleas Court, 2011-01-14 13:22:20
• Magisterial District Judge Carter sets retirement for 2012, 2011-01-14 12:09:38
• Two Monroe County judges announce retirement, 2011-01-14 11:51:53

• Obama names seven to U.S. District Courts, 2010-12-20 21:38:54
• Michael Stine to retire from Schuylkill County judgeship, 2010-10-23 20:14:41
• Count Judge Olson to retire, 2010-10-12 19:31:20
• Governor appoints five for Pennsylvania courts, 2010-10-06 06:39:22
• Senior Judge Zetusky dies, 2010-09-27 19:32:27
• Long-time U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee member defeated in primary election, 2010-05-19 09:53:36
• McMichael nominated to Chester County Court, 2010-05-01 11:52:12
• No more interim appointments in Pennsylvania, 2010-05-01 11:39:29
• New district judge in Butler County, 2010-04-24 23:47:17
• Judge Vanaskie appointed to Federal Appellate Court, 2010-04-24 21:17:24
• New rules for Pennsylvania courts, 2010-04-05 14:29:33
• Freedburg nominated to fill Superior Court vacancy, 2010-04-02 16:34:42
• Three apply for federal judgeships in Pennsylvania, 2010-03-29 18:04:21
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court changes senior status rules, 2010-03-02 16:29:25
• Study says women under-represented in nine state court systems, 2010-02-24 12:36:36
• New Luzerne County Judge confirmed, 2010-01-26 16:20:30
• Rehkamp suspended due to domestic violence, 2010-01-21 12:08:04
• Interim judge arrested for assault, 2010-01-18 11:44:46
• Failed candidate in local judge race appeals to U.S. Supreme Court, 2010-01-12 13:40:29

• Republican Joan Orie Melvin wins a seat on Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 2009-11-03 23:10:39
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court race in a dead heat, 2009-10-29 06:48:48
• Stay of execution granted for Pennsylvania man, 2009-07-20 15:33:29
• Federal judge to retire from the bench and join law firm, 2009-07-15 09:29:53

2009 Supreme Court election

In November of 2009 there will be a partisan election for a seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The candidates are Superior Court judges Joan Orie Melvin (R) and Jack Panella (D).