The Centre County government’s decision to release a color-coded spreadsheet showing calls between common pleas judges and the district attorney violated the separation of powers doctrine, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
The decision, which came down Wednesday in Grine v. County of Centre, affirmed a preliminary injunction barring the Centre County government from releasing the cellphone-related judicial records of Centre County Court of Common Pleas Judge Jonathan D. Grine and Magisterial District Judge Kelley Gillette-Walker. The two became the subject of requests under the Right-to-Know Law after news that members of the District Attorney’s Office had exchanged texts with a third judge became public.
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