Sunday, December 28, 2008

Judge Wants New Hearing

A former Luzerne County judge described as a bully asked a state court to reconsider its decision to remove her from the bench and prohibit her from holding any other judicial office.

In a motion filed, Ann H. Lokuta called the sanctions "unduly harsh and excessive" and requested a new hearing on the sanctions and a new trial on the merits of the original complaint.

On Dec. 9, the Court of Judicial Discipline voted 6-1 to remove Lokuta from the bench.

The court ruled that Lokuta, who had been a judge for more than 15 years, violated canons of the state Code of Judicial Conduct and behaved "so extreme as to bring the judicial office into disrepute."

Full Article and Source:
Pa. judge asks court to reconsider her removal

See also:
Removing "Bully" Judge

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is such an interesting case to follow. If Lokuta is being pushed out because she's not a "good old boy", she'll keep fighting and eventually the truth will seep out.l

Anonymous said...

In my opinion, former Judge Ann H. Lokuta is dangerous; she just doesn't get it; she needs to look in her mirror; she desperately needs a team of professionals and in depth psychiatric assistance post haste.

Anonymous said...

We'll never know the truth unless and until judicial discipline are fully opened to the public.

After all, they're on the public dole and the public has a right to know.

Anonymous said...

Behavior "so extreme" is witnessed every day in courtrooms across America.

It's always good to see a judge held accountable.

The problem is accountability is so rare.