Saturday, March 28, 2009

Ruling in Lokuta's Favor

The state Supreme Court made a couple of rulings in favor of former Luzerne County Judge Ann Lokuta.

It stayed the Court of Judicial Discipline ruling that bounced her off the bench, and directed that it re-examine her case. She had been tried after numerous complaints about her conduct in and out of the courtroom.

Lokuta says some testimony against her was part of a plan by former judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan to get rid of her because of some of the things she exposed. Ciavarella and Conanhan admitted they took kickback money relative to a juvenile detention center and are awaiting sentencing.

The high court also ruled that her empty seat should be removed from the ballot.

Full Article and Source:
Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Lokuta

More information:
Pennsylvania: Judge’s Case to Be Reheard

See also:
Lokuta's Motion Denied

Judge Wants New Hearing

Removing "Bully" Judge

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm glad things are turning for Lokuta.

If she bullied her employess -- if she did --- then that's bad, but it's nothing compared to dispensing injustice from the bench.

Judges should get barred for offenses against the public.

Anonymous said...

This is a very disturbing situation which shows, proves that judges can act like spoiled children.

Anonymous said...

Lokuta is rumored to have been helping the FBI on the case of the two bad judges, so it's very possible her disbarment is strictly retaliation.

Anonymous said...

If this judge was disbarred because she gave evidence to the FBI, then it's in all of our interests to support her.

Anonymous said...

I am very interested in this case.

I don't trust judges but it stands to reason that there are good judges and they get taken to the cleaners just as the rest of us get taken to the cleaners by the bad judges.

It sounds like Ciavarella and Conahan had it out for her.