Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge John W. Herron, the outgoing administrative judge widely known for revamping the court’s mass tort system, said former state Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery interfered with the operations of the court and even lobbied to have Herron fired.
Herron, who has reached the mandatory retirement age for judges and is set to serve as a senior judge in the city’s Orphans’ Court, told The Legal that since he began his position as administrative judge of the trial division in 2011, McCaffery tried to exert his influence over the court, creating a “toxic environment” that pervaded the First Judicial District.
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