2021 Annual Summer Meeting

July 18, 2021

Omni Bedford Springs 2138 US-220 BUS Bedford, PA 15522

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Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute Launches Briefing Series on Procedural Justice

March 16, 2021

The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute (PDAI), the education and training arm of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association (PDAA), announced today the launch of a four-part briefing series...

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PDAA Statement on Marsy’s Law Appeal

February 9, 2021

he Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association today issued the following statement regarding Marsy’s Law and the state’s decision not to participate in the appeal to the Supreme Court:

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PDAA Mourns the Loss of Former President and State Senator David J. Arnold, Jr.

January 17, 2021

The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association (PDAA) today released the following statement following the news that past PDAA President and State Senator David J Arnold, Jr. passed away after a brave, valiant, and difficult battle against brain cancer:

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Longtime PDAA Aides Take on New Leadership Roles for Association

January 13, 2021

The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association’s (PDAA) Executive Committee today named Greg Rowe its new executive director and Allison Hrestak, chief operating officer.

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The PENNSYLVANIA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION was formed in 1912 for the purpose of providing uniformity and efficiency in the discharge of duties and functions of Pennsylvania’s 67 District Attorneys and their assistants. The Association today continues to further its purpose through its support of training programs, and by its reporting of legal and legislative developments of importance to Pennsylvania prosecutors and their colleagues within the criminal justice system. Moreover, the Association continues to operate as a vehicle for the effective exchange of information among its approximately 1,000 members which primarily include current District Attorneys and their assistants; former District Attorneys and assistant district attorneys; deputy attorneys general; Assistant US Attorneys; and police chiefs.

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District Attorneys of Delaware and Warren Counties Elected to PDAI Board of Directors

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute (PDAI) announced today that the District Attorneys of Delaware and Warren Counties were elected to fill vacancies on its board of directors. “The.

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Lackawanna County DA Mark Powell Elected to PDAA Executive Committee

Harrisburg, PA –The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association (PDAA) announced today that Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell has been elected to fill a vacancy on its executive committee. Powell’s nomination.

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