Monday, February 1, 2010

PA Judicial Conduct Board Must Turn Over Conahan Complaint

The Judicial Conduct Board must turn over an anonymous complaint filed against a former Luzerne County judge to an interbranch investigative body but may keep the documents related to its investigation into that judge confidential, a sharply divided state Supreme Court has ruled

The decision, which drew opinions from four separate justices, requires the Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice to keep the complaint under seal, however. It also bars the members of the commission from gathering information they really seemed to want -- what the Judicial Conduct Board did after it received an anonymous complaint regarding former Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Conahan in September 2006.

Full Article and Source:
Justices Divided, Rule JCB Must Turn Over Conahan Complaint

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

May justice prevail!!

jerri said...

gosh i don't know if i can handle all this good news at once i am dizzy with joyful feelings finally the perfect storm is forming back to dancing in the streets to celebrate good vs evil / right vs wrong time to give thanks

StandUp said...

Sorry, JCB, but they're calling you out and it's not going to be pretty!

Anonymous said...

Great news! A victory for the citizens in the state of PA!

Anonymous said...

Get ready to be embarrassed, judicial conduct board...