The state Superior Court had some choice words for a Washington County judge whose finding of contempt against two Pennsylvania attorneys came in a custody case where the father requested one of his attorneys be fired out of fear the judge would rule against him to spite that attorney.
The record indicates the fracas may have been avoided if the father’s other lawyer hadn’t had a scheduling conflict for a motions hearing as the case was nearing settlement.
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