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1998
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Court Eliminates Uncertainty Over Judicial Campaign Fundraising
HARRISBURG, November 9, 1998 - Chief Justice of Pennsylvania John P. Flaherty today announced that the state Supreme Court has amended two rules governing judicial conduct to clarify when judicial campaign fundraising activities must end....November 08
Easy-to-Use Search Warrants Result from Collaborative Revisions
HARRISBURG, October 21, 1998 -- The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts is issuing new search warrant forms that are easier to access, use, and update....October 21
AOPC Names Heinz to Coordinate Communications and Legislative Affairs
HARRISBURG, September 9, 1998 -- Nancy M. Sobolevitch, Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, today announced that Art Heinz will serve as Communications and Legislative Affairs Coordinator for the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts....September 09
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Breaks With Tradition; Appoints First Woman, Non-Attorney to Chair Disciplinary Board
HARRISBURG, June 9, 1998 - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has broken with tradition in two areas in selecting the new chair of its Disciplinary Board....June 09
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Calls on Attorneys to Provide More Pro Bono Publico Service
PHILADELPHIA, May 15, 1998 - Chief Justice of Pennsylvania John P. Flaherty today issued a call to the Commonwealth's 40,000 attorneys to volunteer more of their time and talents to help insure that indigent Pennsylvanians receive legal representation....May 15
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Adopts First Rules of Evidence
HARRISBURG, MAY 8, 1998 – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania announced its adoption today of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's first Rules of Evidence. The effective date of the Rules will be October 1, 1998....May 08
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Commission Announces Recommendations to Reform Judicial Campaigns
PHILADELPHIA, April 16, 1998 – Eight recommendations designed to cap the skyrocketing cost of running for judicial seats in Pennsylvania were announced by James F. Mundy, Esq., chair of the Supreme Court's Special Commission to Limit Campaign Expenditures, during a press conference today at the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts....April 16
Release of Recommendations by Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Special Commission to Limit Campaign Expenditures
James F. Mundy, Esq., of Philadelphia, chair of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Special Commission to Limit Campaign Expenditures, will release the Commission's recommendations during a news conference to be held Thursday, April 16, at 10 a.m. in the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, 1515 Market St., Suite 1414, in Philadelphia....April 15
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Re-establishes Expanded Judicial Council to Assist in Managing Unified Judicial System
HARRISBURG, January 20, 1998 - Chief Justice of Pennsylvania John P. Flaherty today announced that the Judicial Council of Pennsylvania has been re-established and expanded to assist the Court in managing the Commonwealth's Unified Judicial System (UJS)....January 19
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Newman Elected Member of American Law Institute
HARRISBURG January 5, 1998 - Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Sandra Schultz Newman has been elected a member of the prestigious American Law Institute (ALI). Madame Justice Newman, the first woman elected to Pennsylvania's high court, joins a membership limited to just three thousand distinguished judges, lawyers, and law faculty from across the United States and throughout the world....January 04