February 24: Juvenile Justice Reform: What’s Next

In light of the highly publicized scandals involving the abuse of children at the Glen Mills reform school, Wordsworth and Devereaux, Governor Tom Wolf created a juvenile justice taskforce and for over 16 months, they studied the state’s juvenile justice system. In June of last year, they issued their report and recommendations. Now the question that must be answered: what’s next?

Please join us for the 2022 Jurist in Residence Lecture – Juvenile Justice Reform: What’s Next. This lecture is sponsored by the Law and Government Institute and will be presented by The Honorable Royce L. Morris, Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, who serves as Widener Law Commonwealth’s jurist in residence.
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Juvenile Justice Reform: What’s Next
Jurist in Residence Lecture

Date/Time/Venue:
Thursday, February 24, 2022
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

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Widener University Commonwealth Law School.

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The Honorable Royce L. Morris After more than 25 years of distinguished service as an attorney and civic service to his community, Royce Morris was elected to serve as a judge on the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas in 2018. Judge Morris earned his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Temple University and received his Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland. He also completed an intensive program at the National Criminal Defense College at Mercer Law School in Macon, Georgia. He began his legal career working for the Dauphin County public defender’s office in 1991 and served as the office’s chief deputy from 1996-1999. In 1999, Judge Morris joined the law firm of Goldberg Katzman and was elevated to partner in 2002. Throughout his legal career, Morris represented individuals and corporations in criminal matters and municipalities as solicitor and general counsel, often litigating complex and politically sensitive matters on behalf of those clients in state and federal courts.

Credits:

• One substantive CLE credit available in Pennsylvania (subject to approval).
• You may be able to self-apply in other states; check with your credit-granting authority.

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Widener University Commonwealth Law School is the Pennsylvania capital’s only law school, with three specialized centers of legal scholarship through its Law and Government Institute, Environmental Law and Sustainability Center, and Business Advising Program.

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