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• FJD Sets Protocol, Schedule for Civil Non-Jury Trials

  Administrative Judge Allen and Supervising Judge Shirdan-Harris have issued a Notice to the Bar setting the protocol beginning October 5 for non-jury trials during the Judicial Emergency. The Notice includes a list of matters to be scheduled for trial.

• Justice Ginsburg's Funeral Service at the Supreme Court

  See videos from Justice Ginsburg's funeral service at the Supreme Court…

• Nominations are being accepted for the Philadelphia Bar Association's prestigious Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Award

  The Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Award was named in honor of the first woman Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and is given annually to an outstanding woman attorney in the Philadelphia area…

• Remembering Justice Ginsburg - A Light Extinguished

  She was diminutive in size, but she was a giant in stature…

• Statement from Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor on First Responders

  Chancellor Hon. A. Michael Snyder (ret.) issued the following statement reflecting on the 19th Anniversary of 9-11 and the need to remember first responders…
  

• Phila. Courts Set Protocol for Discovery Motions

  Court sets procedure and provides Praecipe forms for Discovery Motions files after September 7.

• 2020 Philadelphia Bar Association Election: Petitions Due Oct. 15

  The Philadelphia Bar Association has formed its Elections Committee, which is chaired by Past-Chancellor Rochelle Fedullo and consists of Butler Buchanan, Lisa D. Eldridge, Thomas J. Giordano, Jennifer Lynn Gomez Hardy, Mark M. Lee, Vincent R. McGuinness Jr., Mathieu J. Shapiro, Patrice A. Toland, and Dominique B.E. Ward. Ex Officio members are Chancellor Hon. A. Michael Snyder (ret.), Chancellor-Elect Lauren P. Mckenna, and Vice-Chancellor Wesley R. Payne IV. As Secretary, Jennifer S. Coatsworth serves as a non-voting member.

• SEPTA Victim of Malware Attack, All Court of Common Pleas – Trial Division SEPTA Cases Deferred Until Nov. 30

  Due to a malware attack on SEPTA’s computer systems in mid-August, Hon. Jacqueline F. Allen, Administrative Judge, Trial Division has issued an order deferring all cases in the Court of Common Pleas – Trial Division in which SEPTA is a named party until Nov. 30, unless counsel for SEPTA notifies the Court before Nov. 30 of SEPTA’s systems being restored.