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• President Judge Fox Cancels June Criminal Trials and Hearings; Amends Reopening Protocols

  President Judge Idee Fox, as Chair of the Administrative Governing Board of the First Judicial District, issued Administrative Order No. 35 of 2020 canceling June criminal trials and hearings…

• The Philadelphia Bar Association Offers Video Mental Health Counseling as New Benefit for Members

  eVideo Counselor has been selected as an approved member benefit to provide online face-to-face video counseling with licensed mental health therapists for Philadelphia Bar Association members.

• Diversity Award Nominations Due May 29

  The Philadelphia Bar Association is moving forward and accepting nominations for the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Diversity Award to be presented at our Summer Quarterly Meeting. We will be bringing our Quarterly Meeting to you virtually which will also include the Judge A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Memorial Public Interest Lecture and the celebration of our 50- and 60-year club members.

• All Philadelphia Common Pleas Civil Trials Through July 6 Postponed

  May 13, 2020 – Philadelphia Administrative Judge Allen, Supervising Judge New and Supervising Judge Glaser have issued a

• ABA Leads Call for Federal Emergency Relief for Bar Associations

  The American Bar Association is leading an effort to have U.S. Congress include trade and professional associations—including bar associations—structured under IRS Section 501c(6) in federal emergency relief efforts due to the detrimental economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  

• Governor's Executive Order Stays Eviction and Foreclosure Proceedings Until July 10

  ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR STAYING THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS RELATED TO THE DISPOSSESSION OF PROPERTY…

• FJD Notice To The Bar: Protocol For Discovery Motions During Judicial Emergency Created By COVID-19

  In order to facilitate the prompt resolution and docketing of discovery disputes that are either withdrawn, entered by agreement, uncontested, or contested the Court is ordering that the parties follow this protocol until further Notice to the Bar…

• Statement on the Nomination of Judge Justin Walker to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

  Chancellor Hon. A. Michael Snyder (ret.) issued the following statement on the nomination of Judge Justin Walker to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia…