May 23 2012
Committee Vote on Merit Selection Vote Postponed
During yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee meeting, Chairman Marsico announced that several bills, including the Merit Selection legislation, would be held over for consideration at a future meeting. Although we are disappointed in the delay, we are optimistic that the legislation will be considered at an upcoming meeting, and we are hopeful that the Committee will favorably report the bills out to the full House. In the wake of the indictment of a sitting Supreme Court justice for alleged illegal political and campaign activities, isn’t it time to give the people of Pennsylvania the opportunity to decide whether there is a better way to select our appellate court judges?
Tags: Chairman Marsico, House Judiciary Committee, Merit Selection
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[...] The Pennsylvania state legislature’s website information for the merit selection constitutional amendment and implementing bill (HB 1815 and HB 1816, respectively) indicate no action was taken at yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee hearing. Although I could find no news reports of the events, the blog for Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts indicates that the vote was postponed to an unspecifie…. [...]