A retired Potter County judge has been named by the state Supreme Court to preside over the lawsuit filed by the surviving family of football coach Joe Paterno and others against the NCAA for the sanctions imposed against Penn State in relation to the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal.
Senior Judge John B. Leete had been recommended by court officials after Centre County Court of Common Pleas President Judge Thomas King Kistler requested an out-of-county judge for the case. Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille signed an order released Thursday appointing Leete to preside over the proceedings. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, which recently succeeded in having a similar challenge from Governor Tom Corbett thrown out, has yet to respond to the Paterno case.
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