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• FJD: Updated Operations for June 4 & 5

  First Judicial District Operations have been updated for Thursday, June 4th and Friday, June 5th, 2020. Only these critical court services will remain operational…
  

• June 3: City Hall and CJC Closed; Critical Court Services Operating

  Due to protest activities in Center City, the Criminal Justice Center and City Hall will be closed on Wednesday, June 3, 2020…

• Young Lawyers Division to Receive Young Scholars Corporate Partner Award

  The Philadelphia Bar Association is pleased to announce that its Young Lawyers Division has been selected by the Philadelphia Young Scholars Charter School (YSCS) as this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Corporate Partner Award…

• Philadelphia Bar Association Statement on George Floyd's Death

  Chancellor Hon. A. Michael Snyder (Ret.) has issued the following statement on George Floyd's death…
  

• Philadelphia Courts Closed Today

  In accordance with the City's decision to close all municipal offices in order to ensure first responders have full access to all parts of the city…

• Re-Entry/Re-Opening Task Force

  The Re-Entry/Re-Opening Task Force has been created to provide a set of resources and best practices as law offices re-open their doors and work places after the shutdowns mandated by the pandemic…

• 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.