First, in reality, most judges in Pennsylvania are doing an excellent job. Unfortunately, there is a negative perception even though it is unwarranted. Reforms are still needed. There is no easy answer, but the key to such reforms will come hopefully from the established bar associations in Pennsylvania and, more importantly, from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court now has three new members, all of whom are very experienced and all of whom have had broad training as judges and also as practicing lawyers. In reality, this article might be called a memo to the bench, a memo to the Supreme Court and a memo to the bar associations.
First, the most important issue facing the Supreme Court and the legal profession is the need for more state funds for the Pennsylvania court system. For reasons that are unclear, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and county president judges have been timid in terms of seeking better appropriations from the state legislature to fund the courts. The court system is funded at a little less than one half of one percent of the state budget.
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