Gov. Wolf taps attorney Suzanne Estrella to head Pa. Victim Advocate office
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Posted Mar 16, 2021
Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday tapped attorney Suzanne V. Estrella to serve as Pennsylvania Victim Advocate.AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File
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Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday tapped attorney Suzanne V. Estrella to serve as Pennsylvania Victim Advocate.
Estrella most recently served as legal director for the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. She has more than 20 years of legal experience primarily serving survivors of sexual and domestic violence.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the commonwealth as the Victim Advocate,” Estrella said. “I look forward to collaborating with local community victim service providers to enhance services available to victims and to implement impactful, sustainable solutions to address the complexity of victimization prevalent in our communities.”
Two new board members join San Dieguito River Valley Conservancy
Feb. 4, 2021 11:03 AM PT
Dan King
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King said that being an avid birder since his Boy Scout days, combined with his on-again, off-again mountain-biking, trail-running, and YMCA Adventure Guides/Adventure Princess phases with his kids, has literally put him all over the map in terms of the trails and open space in North County and beyond. Especially since he began working from home starting last March due to Covid-19 restrictions, much of his outdoor quality time has been concentrated up and down the San Dieguito River watershed.
“My interest in the Conservancy stems from a combination of several things: I have been a long-time consumer of San Dieguito River Park’s offerings and I have a long-held interest in land-use/access issues. With our kids out of the nest, I finally have a little more time to devote to giving back to the community. Given what I understand of the Conservancy’s mission
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ CFP Board announced today the appointment of William A. Nelson, J.D., LL.M., to the newly created position of Assistant General Counsel. William is returning to CFP Board after four years of service as Public Policy Counsel from 2013-2017.
In this new role, William will be responsible for assisting the General Counsel with the development of standards, including CFP Board s
Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct,
Sanctions Guidelines,
Fitness Standards and
Procedural Rules. He will assist the General Counsel with the development of guidance materials concerning the
Code and Standards, including formal guidance materials and responses to individual requests for guidance. In addition, he will provide assistance with the adjudication of alleged violations of the
Donohoo and Motil
Chief Judge William Mudge announced Friday that the circuit judges of the Third Judicial Circuit selected Angela P. Donohoo and Ronald S. Motil to fill two associate judge vacancies.
“Angela Donohoo and Ron Motil bring a great deal of experience and professionalism to our bench,” Mudge stated in a press release. “They are great additions to the Third Judicial Circuit, and join an outstanding group of men and women who impartially and fairly administer justice for the people of Madison and Bond Counties. My colleagues and I look forward to working with both of them.”
Associate judges are picked by the circuit s elected judges. In the Third Judicial Circuit where there are nine elected circuit judge seats, applicants must receive at least five votes, otherwise balloting goes to a subsequent round. Currently there are only eight seated circuit judges due to the retirement of circuit judge Richard Tognarelli earlier this month.