Meyersdale is a borough in Somerset County,Pennsylvania,on the Casselman River,73 miles (117 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. It is part of the Johnstown,Pennsylvania,Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Unified Judicial System. It also claims to be the oldest appellate court in the United States,a claim that is disputed by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania began in 1684 as the Provincial Court,and casual references to it as the "Supreme Court" of Pennsylvania were made official in 1722 upon its reorganization as an entity separate from the control of the royal governor. Today,the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania maintains a discretionary docket,meaning that the Court may choose which cases it accepts,with the exception of mandatory death penalty appeals,and certain appeals from the original jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Court. This discretion allows the Court to wield powerful influence on the formation and interpretation of Pennsylvania law.
Henry Baldwin was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from January 6,1830,to April 21,1844.
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times (1682–1776),the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and was unicameral. Since the Constitution of 1776,the legislature has been known as the General Assembly. The General Assembly became a bicameral legislature in 1791.
The office of Pennsylvania State Constable is held as a municipally elected,sworn Peace Officer throughout the state of Pennsylvania.
David Max Baer was an American judge who served as a justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court from the time of his election in 2003 until his death in 2022. He was elevated to the court's most senior position,chief justice,in 2021.
Debra Todd is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Prior to her election to the Supreme Court in 2007,she served as a judge on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from 2000 through 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania is the unified state court system of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Brian Preski is a Pennsylvania Republican former legislative staffer and government relations professional. He was a long-term legislative aide working as Chief of Staff for former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives John Perzel.
Thomas R. Kline is an American personal injury attorney. His cases have helped shape Pennsylvania law and resulted in corporate,institutional,and governmental changes throughout the civil justice system. The law schools at Drexel University and Duquesne University are named for Kline. He is a partner in Kline &Specter and a member and past president (2008-2009) of the Inner Circle of Advocates.
Cynthia Baldwin is an American jurist who was a justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court after serving sixteen years as a Pennsylvania County Court judge. Baldwin was the first African-American woman elected to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas and the second African-American woman to serve on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She retired from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2008. After her retirement from the Court,she became a partner with Duane Morris and served as the first General Counsel for the Pennsylvania State University.
James B. Drew was a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Henry Xavier O'Brien was a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1962 to 1980 and chief justice from 1980 to 1983.
Jacob Hay Brown was a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from 1899 to 1915 and chief justice from 1915 to 1921.
Christine L. Donohue is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Prior to her election in 2015 she had served on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania since 2008,and had served as a trial lawyer and litigator for nearly three decades in Allegheny County,Pennsylvania.
Cris Dush is an American politician. A Republican,he has been a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate since 2020,elected from the 25th District. From 2014 to 2020,Dush was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,elected from the 66th House district,which encompasses Jefferson County and Indiana County.
Widener University Commonwealth Law School is a law school located in Harrisburg,Pennsylvania,and part of Widener University,a private university in Chester,Pennsylvania. It is one of two separate ABA-accredited law schools of the university. It was founded in 1989 as an expansion of Widener University's law school in Wilmington. It awards the Juris Doctor degree in its full-time and part-time programs and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS).
Paul Kevin Brobson is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In 2009,he was elected to serve as a judge on the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania,where he served until 2022.
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania et al. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania et al.—abbreviated League of Women Voters v. Commonwealth—was a decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on gerrymandering,concerning the power of the Pennsylvania General Assembly to draw maps based on partisan advantage. The Court ruled that the maps adopted by the Republican controlled legislature in 2011 was an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander under the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
