Eight new judges were elected to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in last month’s election. These newly elected judges will be assigned to the following Divisions, effective Jan. 5:

Civil Division

• The Hon. Matthew V. Rudzki

Criminal Division

• The Hon. Simquita R. Bridges
• The Hon. Anthony R. DeLuca
• The Hon. Jaime Hickton

Family Division

• The Hon. Julie Capone
• The Hon. Amanda Green-Hawkins
• The Hon. Daniel L. Miller
• The Hon. Heather Schmidt Bresnahan

Additionally, the Court also made several Divisional Reassignments among existing judges:

• The Hon. Kelly Eileen Bigley has been reassigned to the Orphans’ Court Division (Jan. 2).
• The Hon. Nicola Henry-Taylor has been reassigned to the Civil Division (Jan. 2)
• The Hon. Lisa G. Middleman has been reassigned to Family Division, Juvenile Section (Feb. 2).
• The Hon. Patrick A. Sweeney has been reassigned to the Criminal Division (Feb. 2).

If you are considering making a career move this holiday season, be sure to check out the ACBA Job Board at jobs.acba.org. The Pittsburgh Legal Community’s top resource for legal job postings, the ACBA Job Board gets more than 3,000 page views each month, the vast majority from Pittsburgh-area legal professionals looking for jobs. For more information, contact Jennifer Pulice, the ACBA’s Director of Legal Employment Services, at jpulice@acba.org.

The Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) is a service designed to help Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania residents find the right lawyers for their specific types of legal matters. Each year, thousands of clients call the ACBA looking for an attorney, and the ACBA refers those cases to LRS panel attorneys. ACBA members may join the Lawyer Referral Service panel for a nominal fee – “test drive” the service for six months for just $150 – and have referrals sent directly to you from the bar association. Call 412-261-5555 for more information or download the application below.

The ACBA Health and Wellness Committee is forming a walking team for the annual Pittsburgh Marathon – scheduled for Sunday, May 3 – and all members are encouraged to participate. Participants will walk the 13.1-mile half marathon course. ACBA members get a 50 percent discount off of regular registration prices; members who choose not to walk can participate in other ways, such as in cheering sections along the course.

To register, use the code ACBADSGPM26 at the below link. For more information, email Mary Ann Fiorilli at mfiorilli@acba.org.

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In this non-CLE program, learn the essential skills needed to respond in an emergency and help save your dog from pain, suffering, or even death at a non-CLE lunch-and-learn on canine first aid. The course will be held Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 12:15 p.m. in the Koppers Building Conference Center. Led by a former Special Prosecutor for Animal Cruelty with extensive experience in animal rescue and triage, attendees will learn practical techniques for stabilizing and treating an animal while quickly seeking veterinary care.

Learn how a strategic P&C insurance planning process can help your organization manage risks, optimize costs, and achieve measurable financial results.

Clients trust your firm to keep their data safe. With 8am LawPay, you (and your clients) can rest assured that data is protected with military-grade encryption. But 8am LawPay also understands that you may have questions about data security. In 8am LawPay’s “Secure Your Success” e-book, they’ll cover everything from cloud computing to tips for leveling up your cybersecurity and help answer any lingering questions you may have.

The Pittsburgh Legal Journal – the official legal journal of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas containing trial lists, legal notices, sheriff sales and more – is published five days per week and is available only to subscribers. It is delivered via email as an easy-to-print, 8.5x11-inch pdf. For an informational video on the PLJ, click here.

The Dec. 12 edition of Pittsburgh Legal Journal Opinions is available online. The Pittsburgh Legal Journal publishes timely, precedent-setting, full-text opinions from various divisions of the Court of Common Pleas. Opinions that appeared in past editions are available in a searchable database here; members must be logged in to the ACBA website to access this database.