Commission Commends Allegheny County President Judge Clark on Distinguished Career in Public Service Posted onDecember 27, 2023December 27, 2023inCategoriesNews The Interbranch Commission joins the Pennsylvania legal community in congratulating Allegheny County President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark on her well-deserved … Continue ReadingCommission Commends Allegheny County President Judge Clark on Distinguished Career in Public Service
Press Release: Commission Celebrates Enactment of Legislation Providing First-of-its-Kind Funding for Indigent Defense Reform Posted onDecember 20, 2023December 20, 2023inCategoriesNews Via press release on December 20, 2023, the Commission celebrated the recent enactment of Act 34 (2023), which establishes a … Continue ReadingPress Release: Commission Celebrates Enactment of Legislation Providing First-of-its-Kind Funding for Indigent Defense Reform
Commission Supports Legislation to Protect Minors in PA from Conversion Therapy Posted onDecember 11, 2023December 20, 2023inCategoriesNews On December 11, 2023, the Commission submitted to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Health Committee its letter in support of … Continue ReadingCommission Supports Legislation to Protect Minors in PA from Conversion Therapy
Commission Conducts Quarterly Meeting of its Full Membership Posted onDecember 7, 2023December 20, 2023inCategoriesNews On Thursday, December 7, 2023, Commission members convened virtually to review and discuss the existing initiatives of each of the … Continue ReadingCommission Conducts Quarterly Meeting of its Full Membership
Commission Submits Letter to PA Legislators in Support of Increasing Juror Compensation, Reducing Barriers to Jury Service Posted onNovember 15, 2023May 22, 2024inCategoriesNews On November 15, 2023, the Commission submitted a letter to PA State Reps. Malcolm Kenyatta and Jason Dawkins, offering its … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Letter to PA Legislators in Support of Increasing Juror Compensation, Reducing Barriers to Jury Service
Commission Submits Letters to Legislature in Support of Bills Designed to Protect LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians Posted onSeptember 15, 2023September 19, 2023inCategoriesNews On September 15, 2023, the Commission submitted to Pennsylvania Senate leaders letters in support of three bills designed to better … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Letters to Legislature in Support of Bills Designed to Protect LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians
Commission Submits Second Round of Comments to Court in Support of Proposal to Expand and Permit the Collection of Juror Demographic Data Categories Posted onSeptember 12, 2023September 14, 2023inCategoriesNews On September 12, 2023, the Commission submitted a second round of comments in support of the PA Supreme Court’s revised … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Second Round of Comments to Court in Support of Proposal to Expand and Permit the Collection of Juror Demographic Data Categories
Commission Submits Second Round of Comments on Court’s Revised Proposal to Amend PA Criminal Procedural Rules Governing the Appointment of Counsel, Purpose of Bail, and Others Posted onSeptember 7, 2023September 14, 2023inCategoriesNews On September 7, 2023, the Commission submitted formal comments to the PA Supreme Court Criminal Procedural Rules Committee, in response … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Second Round of Comments on Court’s Revised Proposal to Amend PA Criminal Procedural Rules Governing the Appointment of Counsel, Purpose of Bail, and Others
Commission Issues Press Release Celebrating Third Circuit Court of Appeals’ Ruling re PA Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g) Posted onAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023inCategoriesNews On August 31, 2023, the Commission issued a press release, celebrating the decision of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals … Continue ReadingCommission Issues Press Release Celebrating Third Circuit Court of Appeals’ Ruling re PA Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g)
Commission Announces Selection of New Executive Director, Maraleen Shields, Esq. Posted onJune 27, 2023November 20, 2023inCategoriesNews The Commission is very pleased to announce that on August 14, 2023, Maraleen Shields, Esq. will be formally installed as … Continue ReadingCommission Announces Selection of New Executive Director, Maraleen Shields, Esq.
