This article has been updated to reflect that in March the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruling granting Ciavarella a new trial on his racketeering, racketeering conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy convictions, but upholding his remaining convictions. That matter is currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Former Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge Mark Ciavarella was disbarred by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday, the same day his habeas appeal was set to be distributed for conference at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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