The Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission
for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness
On April 27, 2022, the Commission submitted to Pennsylvania House and Senate committee chairs its letter in support of legislation that would prohibit use of the so-called LGBTQ “panic” defense Continue ReadingCommission Submits Letter in Support of Bill Banning Use of LGBTQ “Panic” Defense
On March 16, 2022, the Commission submitted to Pennsylvania House and Senate committee chairs its letter in support of legislation that would provide free parking to jurors for the duration Continue ReadingCommission Submits Letters in Support of Bills Providing for Free Juror Parking
On March 15, 2022, the Commission submitted to Pennsylvania House and Senate committee chairs its letter in support of legislation that would increase the amount of juror compensation from $9 Continue ReadingCommission Submits Letters in Support of Bills Increasing Juror Pay
On March 14, 2022, the Commission submitted to Pennsylvania House and Senate committee chairs its letter in support of legislation that would amend the Pennsylvania Juror Qualifications Statute to reduce Continue ReadingCommission Submits Letters in Support of Bills Amending PA Juror Qualifications
On March 14, 2022, the Commission submitted to Pennsylvania House and Senate committee chairs its letter in support of legislation that would establish a statewide rape kit tracking system, to Continue ReadingCommission Submits Letters in Support of Bills Establishing Statewide Rape Kit Tracking System
On March 10, 2022, Commission members convened remotely to review the initiatives of each of the Commission’s six Committees and discuss new business.
On February 14, 2022, the Commission submitted formal comments to the PA Supreme Court Criminal Procedural Rules Committee, in response to its publication of proposed amendments to existing state court Continue ReadingCommission Submits Comments re Proposed State Criminal Procedural Rules to Court
On February 2, 2022, the Commission submitted formal comments to the ACBA’s Administration of Justice Sub-Committee, in response to their publication of proposed amendments to the Allegheny County Rules of Continue ReadingCommission Submits Comments to ACBA re Proposed Changes to Local Bail Rules
On January 27, 2022, the Committee distributed a letter and a one-page graphic summary containing the results of its survey on PA juror demographics to all Pennsylvania Judicial Court Administrators. Continue ReadingCommission Distributes Letter, Infographic re Results of PA Juror Demographics Survey to Court Administrators
On December 1, 2021, Executive Director Lisette McCormick submitted her article, “The Case for Jury Inclusiveness and Reform: The Pennsylvania Story,” to the American Bar Association (“ABA”), for publication in Continue ReadingExecutive Director McCormick Submits Article re Jury Inclusiveness to ABA’s Judges’ Journal