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~ Emperor Justinian
 
 
Upcoming Events
2023-2024 Membership Application and Membership Renewal
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
October Board Meeting
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11-20-2023
November Board Meeting
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12-12-2023
"SAVE THE DATE"
The Justinian Christmas Party
Arts Ballroom

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12-18-2023
December Board Meeting
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Justinian Society News
01-01-2022
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...
 
 
  Justinian Foundation

The Justinian Society, founded in 1935 by and for attorneys of Italian ancestry in Philadelphia and the surrounding community, has established a Scholarship Foundation for the benefit of Philadelphia-area law school students who are members of their student Justinian Society chapters.

Scholarships are awarded to members of the Justinian Society Student Chapters at area law schools, to help defray the cost of third year tuition. Scholarships will be in the amount of at least $1,500.00 and will be paid directly to the law school.

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Justinian Foundation Officers

Barbara A. Capozzi, President
Carl S. Primavera, Vice President
Anthony M. Christina, Secretary
Gina Furia Rubel,Treasurer

Justinian Foundation Board

Vito F. Canuso, Jr.
Gregory F. Cirillo
John Falco
Rudolph Garcia
Alexander B. Giacobetti
Joseph H. Jacovini
Hon. William J. Manfredi (Ret.)
Hon. Paul P. Panepinto (Ret.)
Elizabeth Preate Havey
Hon. Louis J. Presenza (Ret.)
Roberta D.Pichini
Hon. Annette Rizzo (Ret.)

Scholarship Eligibility

Scholarship eligibility requires applicants to:

  1. Be a member in good standing of a Philadelphia-area Justinian Society Law School Chapter;
  2. Have Italian parents or grandparents;
  3. Have achieved excellence in academic studies;
  4. Have a record of service to their school and/or community;
  5. Be a person of the highest integrity who shows a sincere desire to be of service to his or her fellow human beings;
  6. Has exhibited the potential to be a credit to the profession of law;
  7. Be a second year law student preparing for graduation in the third year; and
  8. Demonstrate financial need to complete the third year.

If you are interested in applying for this scholarship, please print out the application or the Richard Furia scholarship application, complete it and mail it to the following site with the required documentation:

c/o Barbara Capozzi
President, The Justinian Foundation
3320 South 20th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19145

DONATIONS

If you would like to make a tax deductible donation, please print our donation form.

Click here for donation form.

Checks should be made payable to The Justinian Foundation and mailed to:

The Justinian Foundation of Philadelphia
C/O, Gina R. Rubel, Esq., Treasurer
2 Hidden Lane
Doylestown, PA 18901

If you prefer to make an electronic donation, go to http://www.paypal.me/justinianfoundation

 
 
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