Recent revelations about Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin’s involvement in the now-scrapped nomination of a member of the Court of Judicial Discipline have court observers concerned about the current workings of the state’s high court and how it handles disciplinary matters.
Media reports Dec. 5 said Eakin had been involved in the selection of Karen Snider, a former Department of Public Welfare secretary and current head of a political consulting group, for a nomination to the CJD. The nomination would have taken place as Eakin is being investigated by the state Judicial Conduct Board, which has the ability to file a formal complaint against the justice to the CJD, for his involvement in the exchange of offensive emails.
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