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Joan Orie Melvin Apologizes to Pa. Supreme Court for Stuff Her Lousy Staff Did

Former Pa. Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin has given up her appeal of a conviction on charges that she used staffers in her office […]

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Seamus McCaffery Retires From Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery has retired from the Court, reports the Legal Intelligencer. This follows an earlier report by the Daily News‘ Chris Brennan anticipating the […]

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Time to Stop Electing Pennsylvania Judges?

Recent scandals involving the Pennsylvania judiciary have some observers wondering if it’s time to end the practice of electing the state’s top justices. The “Porngate” […]

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Experts: McCaffery Clearance “Unusual”

We told you Tuesday night that Seamus McCaffery, the (suspended) Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice, had dropped his defamation suit against the Inky. That paper had […]

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When Ron Castille Called Seamus McCaffery a “Sociopath”

Ron Castille and Seamus McCaffery don’t much like each other. Anybody who has paid attention to rivalries on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in recent years […]

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McCaffery Temporarily Relieved of Duties

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery has been relieved of his duties while the Judicial Conduct Board conducts a fast-track investigation into his involvement in […]

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(UPDATE) Pa. Supreme Court Justice: McCaffery Threatened to Release Emails

[Update 4 p.m.] Justice McCaffery has just released a statement giving his side of Eakin’s allegations: “Yesterday, I had a phone conversation with Justice J. Michael […]

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McCaffery Sorry for Porn Emails, Rips Pa. Chief Justice

In a statement released to reporters Thursday, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery apologized for sending hundreds of pornographic emails to employees of state government. […]

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Pa. Supreme Court Justice McCaffery Tied to Hundreds of Porn Emails

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron Castille said on Wednesday a review found Seamus McCaffery sent and received hundreds of sexually explicit emails. Castille told reporters […]