Commission Submits Comments to PA Supreme Court Supporting Court’s Proposal to Expand, Permit Collection of Juror Demographic Categories on Juror Info Questionnaire Posted onApril 12, 2023May 5, 2023inCategoriesNews On April 12, 2023, the Commission submitted comments in support of the PA Supreme Court’s proposed amendments to PA Rule … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Comments to PA Supreme Court Supporting Court’s Proposal to Expand, Permit Collection of Juror Demographic Categories on Juror Info Questionnaire
Comments to PA Supreme Court Supporting Proposed Expansions to, Aggregated Collection of Juror Demographic Categories Posted onApril 12, 2023May 5, 2023inCategoriesJury Service
Commission Conducts Quarterly Meeting of its Full Membership, Welcomes New Members Posted onMarch 9, 2023March 29, 2023inCategoriesNews On Thursday, March 9, 2023, Commission members convened at the Pennsylvania Judicial Center in Harrisburg to review the initiatives of … Continue ReadingCommission Conducts Quarterly Meeting of its Full Membership, Welcomes New Members
Commission Distributes Annual Infographic Summary of PA Attorney Demographic Data Posted onMarch 7, 2023May 15, 2023inCategoriesNews On March 7, 2023, the Commission distributed to bar associations, court administrators, and each of Pennsylvania’s law schools its annual … Continue ReadingCommission Distributes Annual Infographic Summary of PA Attorney Demographic Data
Graphic Summary: Diversifying the Legal Profession in PA – 2022 Attorney Demographic Data Posted onMarch 7, 2023May 15, 2023inCategoriesEqual Opportunity and Diversity
Commission Submits Letter Urging U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services to Reverse Trump-Era Decision to Not Enforce Department-Wide Non-Discrimination Protections Posted onMarch 1, 2023March 3, 2023inCategoriesNews On March 1, 2023, the Commission submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”), urging … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Letter Urging U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services to Reverse Trump-Era Decision to Not Enforce Department-Wide Non-Discrimination Protections
Letter Urging HHS to Reverse Trump-Era Decision to Not Enforce Existing Non-Discrimination Protections Posted onMarch 1, 2023March 3, 2023inCategoriesLGBTQ Rights
Proposal to PA Supreme Court re Amendments to Statewide Rules Governing Courts’ Collection of Fines/Costs Consistent with Act 163 (2022) Posted onJanuary 31, 2023February 2, 2023inCategoriesCriminal Justice
Commission Joins Other Stakeholders in Submitting to PA Supreme Court Proposed Amendments to Statewide Rules Governing Courts’ Collection of Fines/Costs from Defendants Posted onJanuary 31, 2023February 2, 2023inCategoriesNews On January 31, 2023, the Commission joined Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (“PMC”) and the ACLU-PA in submitting a jointly-drafted letter … Continue ReadingCommission Joins Other Stakeholders in Submitting to PA Supreme Court Proposed Amendments to Statewide Rules Governing Courts’ Collection of Fines/Costs from Defendants
Commission Submits Comments to PA CLE Board in Support of Strengthening Antibias Education Requirements for PA Attorneys Posted onJanuary 5, 2023January 18, 2023inCategoriesNews On January 5, 2023, the Commission submitted comments to the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) Board in response to the … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Comments to PA CLE Board in Support of Strengthening Antibias Education Requirements for PA Attorneys
