Appellate lawyers across the state said newly elected Pennsylvania Superior Court President Judge Susan Peikes Gantman has displayed a continuing interest in making the court more accessible and approachable both to attorneys and the public.

“Every time I argue before a panel Judge Gantman is on, she’s responsible for bringing in either college students or high school students to observe,” Willow Grove, Pa.-based appellate lawyer Howard J. Bashman said. “She’s done a miraculous job of bringing in the public, especially young people, to observe the court in action.”