Legal Opinion
Matter of Cunningham
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 25, 1988No. 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 122, 123, 127PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Chief Justice.
The Judicial Inquiry and Review Board (“Board”) instituted formal proceedings against eight sitting Philadelphia County judges, the respondents herein. One of these judges is a member of the Municipal Court, with the remaining judges serving on the Court of Common Pleas. The Board initiated an inquiry following public disclosures involving a labor racketeering investigation being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On October 23, 1986, a federal grand jury sitting in Philadelphia returned a multi-count indictment charging nineteen individuals associated…
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