The Philadelphia Bar Association's Board of Governors unanimously adopted a resolution in January, calling on the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons to refrain from requesting, investigating or considering expunged, ARD and Juvenile Court records in pardon proceedings involving non-incarcerated applicants.
The Board of Governors will meet on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, at 4 p.m. in the 10th Floor Board Room at the Philadelphia Bar Association.
The Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the oldest association of lawyers in the United States, recently approved the appointment of Harvey Hurdle Jr. as the Association’s executive director beginning Jan. 1, 2019.
Chancellor Mary F. Platt, on behalf of the Philadelphia Bar Association, issued the following statement today condemning the hateful act of intimidation against the Honorable Karen Y. Simmons on Dec. 11…
The Board of Governors will meet on Thursday, December 13, 2018, at 3:30 p.m. in the 10th Floor Board Room at the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Chancellor Mary F. Platt issued the following statement on behalf of the Philadelphia Bar Association in response to the 2018-2019 report recently issued by the American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRF), ranking the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas sixth on its list of “Judicial Hellholes” and placing the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on its “Watch List.”…
Individuals who wish to be considered for appointment, or who are considering filing for the 2019 primary election as judicial candidates, should visit the Judicial Commission page on the Philadelphia Bar Association website to obtain a Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire, the Commission's Guidelines for Evaluation of Attorney and Judge Candidates, and the Bylaws of the Philadelphia Bar Association.
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