The Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission
for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness
Via press release on May 3, 2024, the Commission celebrated the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to decline to hear an appeal from a Pennsylvania lawyer challenging Pennsylvania Rule Continue ReadingPress Release: Commission Applauds U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Declining to Hear Challenge to PA Rule 8.4(g)
On April 22, 2024, the Commission submitted comments on proposed statewide rules published by the PA Supreme Court’s Criminal Procedural Rules Committee. The rules were proposed in response to the Continue ReadingCommission Submits Comments to Court on Proposed Criminal Procedural Rules re Reduction, Waiver of Court Fines and Costs
Via press release on February 26, 2024, the Commission commemorated the inaugural meeting of the Indigent Defense Advisory Committee, held in Harrisburg on February 12, 2024. The Committee, of which Continue ReadingPress Release: E.D. Shields Joins Other Members of Statewide Indigent Defense Advisory Committee as Committee Convenes its First Meeting
Via press release on February 2, 2024, the Interbranch Commission applauded the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee for conducting a hearing the day prior on critical jury service issues. The Continue ReadingPress Release: PA House Judiciary Committee Conducts Hearing on Critical Jury Service Issues
On January 25, 2024, the Commission published its annual newsletter, reflecting on the work it has conducted through its six Committees over the past year and looking ahead to the Continue ReadingCommission Publishes 2023-24 Newsletter