State Senator Richard Alloway, R-33, recently announced his appointment to the Pennsylvania Senate’s Judiciary Committee for the 2011-12 legislative session. Alloway, still in his first term serving Adams and parts of Franklin counties, was appointed Jan. 19 by Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, a Republican from Jefferson County. Alloway said that he is optimistic about being appointed as a freshman legislator. “This is a big deal,” Alloway said Thursday afternoon. “The Judiciary Committee is a pretty powerful committee.” In his press release sent to the Times on Tuesday, Alloway said that “the Judiciary Committee is one of the most...