PENNSYLVANIA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS INSTITUTE ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Harrisburg, PA -The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute (PDAI) announced today that Lehigh County District Attorney James B. Martin was elected president of the educational and training arm of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association for the business year 2009-2010.
The new officers are:-
President: Hon. James B. Martin, Lehigh County District Attorney
Vice President: Hon. Bradley H. Foulk, Erie County District Attorney
Secretary-Treasurer: Hon. Edward M. Marsico, Jr., Dauphin County District Attorney
The Board of Directors also elected two new members:
Hon. John T. Adams, Berks County District Attorney
Hon. George W. Wheeler, Tioga County District Attorney
“The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Institute provides prosecutors and other members of law enforcement with high-level professional training to ensure integrity in the work we do and truth in the justice we seek,” said Martin. “As president of PDAI, I look forward to providing the kind of education and training programs that will help district attorneys all over our commonwealth perform their duties to the best of their abilities on behalf of the citizens we serve.”
In addition to training, the PDAI is currently working with the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to implement a new statewide automated victim notification service. Known as PA SAVIN, the enhancement to local victim services will help empower crime victims and interested citizens with the ability to receive an around-the-clock, automated phone call notifying them of a release, transfer or escape.
PDAI, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, is the education and training affiliate of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association based in Harrisburg, PA. Since its inception, the Institute has trained over 2,000 assistant district attorneys in its basic prosecutors’ course and held a district attorney seminar for newly elected and appointed DAs every other year. The Institute also conducts training courses for law enforcement officers and victim service professionals.