Monday, June 23, 2014

Pennsylvania District Judge Kelly Ballentine Suspended From Practicing as an Attorney, But Continues to Sit on the Bench

Lancaster city District Judge Kelly Ballentine has been suspended from practicing as an attorney for a year, according to the Disciplinary Board of the state Supreme Court.

Ballentine’s suspension goes into effect July 16, according to the board.
She will continue to serve as district judge, according to Lancaster County President Judge Joseph Madenspacher.

"There is no requirement that a (district judge) be an attorney," Madenspacher said Wednesday afternoon.

Last year, the state Court of Judicial Discipline retroactively suspended Ballentine for 16 months  — from 2012 to 2013 — for dismissing her own traffic violations.

She returned to the bench in June 2013, on “probation” through the end of 2014.

Full Article and Source:
Lancaster City District Judge Kelly Ballentine Suspended From Practicing As an Attorney

See Also:
Suspended PA District Judge Kelly Ballentine Must Pay Back Part of Her Salary

4 comments:

  1. ThelmaMonday, June 23, 2014 5:45:00 AM

    She fixed her own traffic ticket?
    She shouldn't be on the bench at all!

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  2. AnonymousMonday, June 23, 2014 6:18:00 AM

    How do you "retroactively suspend" somebody?

    Judges and lawyers have an ethical duty to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.

    Each and every one of the judges and lawyers who waded into this cesspool should immediately be suspended, both retroactively and prospectively.

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  3. JamieMonday, June 23, 2014 11:51:00 AM

    This is so crazy. And it's also part of the reason people say the judiciary is corrupt. It is corrupt and things like this just prove it.

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  4. AnonymousMonday, June 23, 2014 3:08:00 PM

    The discipline board should also be replaced.

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