The Supreme Court announced yesterday that Justice Fernandez-Vina recently had eye surgery and is scheduled for another operation "in the near future" as well. Accordingly, he will not be participating...
Chief Justice Rabner announced yesterday that Judges Karen Suter and Francis Vernoia are being temporarily assigned to the Appellate Division. For the period of October 19 through December 27, 2015,...
As discussed here, the Third Circuit Clerk's Office will be closed from September 24-28, reopening on September 29, due to the visit to Philadelphia of Pope Francis. The Court has...
Jack Trubenbach may be the most important person at the Appellate Division whom few people know about. For exactly 36 years, beginning on September 1, 1979, he has been with...
When Pope Francis visits Philadelphia later this month, the city, or at least the central business district known as Center City, will be dramatically affected in many ways, including "frozen...
New Guidelines for Emergent Applications in the Appellate Division
In a Notice to the Bar issued today, which is available here, Judge Messano announced new guidelines for emergent applications in the Appellate Division. Those guidelines will take effect on...
In a Notice to the Bar that was published yesterday, the Appellate Division announced that electronic filing in that court, which has been phased in incrementally, is again being expanded....
Chief Justice Rabner has issued the General Assignment Order for 2015-16. The full Order, whose assignments take effect on September 1, 2015, can be viewed here. As far as the Appellate Division...
As discussed here, amendments to the proposed Third Circuit Rules of Attorney Discipline Enforcement were published for comment earlier this year. Today, the Third Circuit announced that amendments to those...
By a 22-16 vote, the Senate passed and sent to the Assembly a bill known as S-2515. An identical bill, A-3269, has been introduced in the Assembly. That legislation would...