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[1] [2] He was the court's Administrative Judge from 1996 to 2002 and from 2011 to 2014. He became a senior judge in 2014, upon reaching mandatory retirement age (which was raised to 75 in 2016), [3] and continued serving on Philadelphia's Orphans' Court until his retirement in 2023. [4]
The appeals court ruled that, in admitting the 21 extraneous cases, she had willingly admitted "prejudicial evidence." A three member appeals court panel shelved the conviction, and in February, 2016, the full court backed the decision of the panel. The Philadelphia County prosecutors appealed that decision to the State Supreme Court.
Provincial Court (1684-1722) Orphans' Courts (1688-1968 when merged with Courts of Common Pleas) Justice of the Peace Courts (1682 - now Magisterial District Courts) Court for the Trial of Negroes (1700-1780) District Courts (1811-1873) County Courts (1682-1722) Court of Chancery (1720-1735) High Court of Errors and Appeals (1780-1808)
The following year, the university successfully petitioned the Philadelphia Orphans’ Court to allow the burial on the basis that the identities of all but one of the Black Philadelphians were ...
The following year, the university successfully petitioned the Philadelphia Orphans’ Court to allow the burial on the basis that the identities of all but one of the Black Philadelphians were ...
Anne E. Lazarus (born November 12, 1952) is an American lawyer and jurist who currently serves as the President Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, Lazarus was elected to the Superior Court on November 3, 2009. [1] She is the first woman from Philadelphia to be elected to any statewide office. [2]
[8] [9] [10] It also houses the Philadelphia facilities for the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (which also holds session and accepts filings in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh). [ 11 ] Built using brick, white marble and limestone, Philadelphia City Hall is the world's largest free-standing masonry building and was the world's tallest habitable ...
A probate court (sometimes called a surrogate court) is a court that has competence in a jurisdiction to deal with matters of probate and the administration of estates. [1] In some jurisdictions, such courts may be referred to as orphans' courts [ 2 ] or courts of ordinary.