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~ Emperor Justinian
 
 
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09-18-2023
September Board Meeting
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10-10-2023

Annual Meeting/Election, Scholarship Reception and Luncheon
honoring Dario C. Altieri, MD
President and Chief Executive Officer of The Wistar Institute
Director of the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center
Distinguished Professor, Robert and Penny Fox Immunology, Microenvironment & Metastasis Program.

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10-16-2023
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11-20-2023
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12-12-2023
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The Justinian Christmas Party
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12-18-2023
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Justinian Society Event Photos

To see all of the photos from our most recent events, see our Flickr account.

To see photos from the 2022 Justinian Christmas Party click here.

To see photos from the Beccaria Award held on December 13, 2022 given to Nathan J. Andrisani, Esq. for 2022 and Professor Louis M. Natali, Jr. for 2021 click here.

To see photos from the "In Person" Luncheon honoring Philadelphia Bar Chancellor Wesley R. Payne IV, Esq. held on February 17, 2022 click here.

To see photos from the 2021 "In Person" Luncheon honoring Phila Bar Assoc. Chancellor Lauren McKenna, Esquire and their immediate Past Chancellor Hon. A. Michael Snyder (Ret.) click here.

To see photos from the 2020 Beccaria Award held November 17, 2022 given to George Bochetto, Esq. click here.

06-17-2021
2021 First "In Person" Annual Meeting/Election Announcement
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06-29-2020
Virtual Annual Meeting, Election & Scholarship Announcement
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06-10-2020
News from The Justinian Foundation – 2020 Scholarship Recipient
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Members of the Month
June 2022 Justinian Member of the Month
This month, the Justinian Society proudly spotlights the accomplishments of The Honorable Daniel R. Sulman is a judge in the Family Division of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, where he served from July of 2016 to January of 2018 and from December of 2019 through the present, following appointments to the bench by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and election in 2021. The Judge is a lifelong resident of Philadelphia, a graduate of Philadelphia public schools and magna cum laude graduate of Temple University. He earned his law degree at Temple University Beasley School of Law. More...
May 2022 Justinian Member of the Month
This month, the Justinian Society proudly spotlights the accomplishments of The Honorable Craig Levin who is a judge of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He assumed office on January 3, 2022. His current term ends January 5, 2032. Judge Levin was born and raised in Philadelphia. His life has been shaped by the communities where he grew up: First in West Oak Lane, then moving as a teenager to the Northeast. He attended Philadelphia Public Schools, graduating from Temple University with a B.S. in Finance and earned his Juris Doctorate from the Delaware School of Law at Widener University. He is a proud 'Philly guy' and loves all things 'Philly'. More...
March 2022 Justinian Member of the Month
This month, the Justinian Society proudly spotlights the accomplishments of The Honorable Ann M. Butchart who was elected to a ten-year term as a Trial Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia in 2005 and was retained for a second term in 2015. She has presided in Family Court, Criminal Court and Civil Court. More...
February 2022 Justinian Member of the Month
This month, the Justinian Society proudly spotlights the accomplishments of The Honorable Rosemarie Defino-Nastasi who presides in the Court of Common Pleas Criminal Trial Division in Philadelphia. She began her legal career working as an Assistant Defender for The Defender’s Association of Philadelphia. She then joined her family’s law firm in South Philadelphia working alongside her brothers, Michael and Vincent Defino. Judge Defino-Nastasi has presided in the Criminal Trial Division for over twenty years. More...
January 2022 Justinian Member of the Month
This month, the Justinian Society proudly spotlights the accomplishments of President Judge Jack Anthony Panella of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. He was elected to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in November 2003 and sworn into office as an appellate judge on January 9, 2004 and retained in 2013. On January 7, 2019, he was elected President Judge. His true devotion and commitment is to assure that the Superior Court does it best to serve the people and the members of the Bar in ways that are efficient and productive, and balances judicial independence with accountability. More...
 
 
  March 2022 Justinian Member of the Month
03-01-2022

The Honorable Ann M. Butchart
March 2022 Justinian Member of the Month

The Honorable Ann M. Butchart was elected to a ten-year term as a Trial Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia in 2005 and was retained for a second term in 2015. She has presided in Family Court, Criminal Court and Civil Court. She is a Board member of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers/Judges Concerned for Judges, PA.

Judge Butchart graduated from Rosemont College and completed her law studies at Temple University, Beasley School of Law in 1993. Following law school, she completed a Certificate in Employee Benefits through the Graduate Tax Program of Beasley School of Law.

Judge Defino-Nastasi began her legal career working as an Assistant Defender for The Defender's Association of Philadelphia. She then joined her family's law firm in South Philadelphia working alongside her brothers, Michael and Vincent Defino. Judge Defino- Nastasi has presided in the Criminal Trial Division for over twenty years.

Judge Butchart maintained a general law practice in Philadelphia before her election to the bench and was actively involved in community organizations. Off the bench, she enjoys cooking, biking, gardening, rowing and spending time in Cape May.

Una Piccola Conversazione

1. How long have you been a member of the Justinian Society?

Since 2006

2. Why did you join the Justinian Society, and what do you hope to gain from membership?

A wise friend told me the food was always great, the atmosphere cordial, and the programs excellent. She was right!

3. What do you love or enjoy most about your job?

The opportunity to participate in and facilitate the resolution of conflict.

4. How would you define success?

Engaging in whatever you do to the fullest of your ability.

5. Who or what inspires you?

My mother, who was accepted to the University of Michigan Law School the same day she learned she was pregnant with her sixth child. BTW, I am the first attorney in my family.

6. If you could choose anyone in history as a mentor, who would you choose and why?

Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement. She was so fierce in her commitment to social justice and a visionary in how to lead a life that mirrored her values. And she was so human!

7. Name one valuable lesson you've learned in your life and that you would advise other members to follow?

Know who you are, your limitations and strengths, and remember that. But I also have to mention: keep your sense of humor.

8. What's something about you (a fun fact) that not many people know?

Growing up, I had no organized sports experience. To make up for that, I took up rowing in my 50s and continue to enjoy sculling on the Schuylkill a few days each week.

9. What's the last book you read?

W.E.B. Griffin's By Order of the President, so now I'm hooked on another of his series!

10. What's your favorite thing about Philadelphia, i.e., sports team, restaurant, museum, history, music etc.?

There are so many things – the Schuylkill River, Penn Treaty Park, Michael Solomonov... but hands down, probably the Reading Terminal Market. I've been shopping there forever, and love the combination of favorite places, like Old City Coffee and Bassett's Ice Cream, with new vendors.

 
 
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