After months of rumor, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has made it official – there is a new Director of Adjudication. The Honorable Holly San Angelo will take over the position. Formerly acting as a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) in the Philadelphia Workers’ Compensation Hearing Office, and then a stint as Southeastern District Judge Manager, Ms. San Angelo brings a great deal of experience to the position.
The previous Director of Adjudication, Joseph DeRita, will go back to his prior position as WCJ in the Malvern (Montgomery County) Workers’ Compensation Hearing Office. Practitioners on both sides of the aisle owe a huge debt of gratitude to Mr. DeRita for his masterful handling of the PA workers’ comp system during and after COVID wreaked havoc on the entire legal world.
Given his admirable handling of the Pennsylvania workers’ comp system, Mr. DeRita has left big shoes for Ms. San Angelo to fill. But, knowing Ms. San Angelo as a practicing attorney, sitting Judge, and Judge Manager, we have complete faith in her ability to steer the ship toward continued success.
We wish the best of luck to both Ms. San Angelo and Mr. DeRita as they take on the new challenges in their careers!