The state Judicial Conduct Board devoted so much of its limited staff and resources to prosecuting misconduct charges against former Luzerne County judge Ann H. Lokuta, it was ill-equipped to investigate an anonymous complaint against the two ex-judges later accused in a kids-for-cash scandal, a conduct board attorney said.Attorney Paul H. Titus admitted last week that the board's inaction, compounded by budget constraints and an intense focus on the Lokuta case, missed critical questions about the judges' handling of civil cases and their relationship with an attorney involved in the corruption scandal.
"If you have a prosecutor who is actively pursuing somebody, who thinks they have charges that can remove them (from office), you're going to get quicker reaction," Titus said. "Lokuta was taking all of the time. That's the problem."
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I don't buy the "strapped by budget cuts" or that they were to busy with Lokuta. Our entire country is facing cuts, being expected to do more work in less time often for less money BUT we still are required to do our jobs and... so should they!
ReplyDeleteI don't buy it either, nor do most people.
ReplyDeleteThe pursuit of Lokuta was at the request of Conahan!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat, the judicial conduct board can only handle one complaint at a time? Is that what they're trying to make us believe?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't that guy to by my lawyer!
ReplyDeleteWhat a crock!