Justice J. Michael Eakin testified Monday before the Court of Judicial Discipline that his exchange of offensive emails has caused both him and the state Supreme Court embarrassment, but that because his involvement is now in the past, the court should not issue an interim suspension.
In emotional testimony, Eakin said it’s been “terribly frustrating” to be the subject of an ongoing scandal without the opportunity to address the accusations against him. The Judicial Conduct Board on Dec. 8 filed a formal ethics complaint against Eakin, alleging he violated two canons of the old Code of Judicial Conduct and two sections of the Pennsylvania Constitution.
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