Taber Museum/LLA Exhibit and Lecture Series Launches with 3 Judicial Speakers

The Thomas T. Taber Museum is the host site for a summer exhibit which explores Law and Justice in Lycoming County – The Lawyers and Judges Who Make it Work, in association with the Lycoming Law Association. The exhibit will be featured in the Community Room of the Taber Museum from June 10 through the end of August 2025. A key part of the exhibit will be a series of lectures by judges and lawyers, speaking on varied and interesting topics.

The inaugural lecture event took place on June 11, with Lycoming County Judges Nancy Butts, William Carlucci and Kenneth Brown taking the podium. The event was well attended, and concluded with a reception following the speakers.

Judge Butts spoke of the successes the local court has had with Drug Court. Offenders who are willing to follow the rules, and who are susceptible to treatment, are admitted into the program With a high success rate, Drug Court has received statewide recognition. The recidivism rate is the among the lowest in the state, leading to the expansion of the program to DUI and veteran’s courts.

The second speaker was Judge Carlucci, who spoke of his role as president of the PBA, One other Lycoming County attorney also served as president of the state bar association, C. LaRue Munson in 1902-03. He discussed the history of the PBA, and pointed out that the Lycoming Law Association is actually older than the statewide organization, having been formed in 1869.

Retired Judge Brown related his experiences on the Lycoming County bench, and as a senior judge. His experiences included serving on a bench with Judges Smith, Raup, and Kieser in the late 1980s. He also discussed several interesting cases that he worked on as an attorney and judge, including one involving the preservation of the Park Home and the Illes murder trial..

The series continues with additional lectures:

• June 18 - Cliff Rieders, "The Career of a Jewish Trial Lawyer"
• July 7 - Chief Justice Debra Todd, President Judge Anne Lazarus and President Judge Emerita Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter - Lessons learned as leader of state appeal court
• July 9 - Senator Gene Yaw, "The Role of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Connection with Legal Issues."
• July 16 - Jack Humphrey, "The Life and Legacy of Judge Malcolm Muir;" Judge Skip Arbuckle, "The Role of a US Magistrate Judge
• August 20 - Sue Alberti, Penn College and Susan Achury Plaza, Lycoming College on Opportunities for Undergraduate Legal Studies and the Future.