Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Pozonsky

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 18, 2018No. 2195 DD3; No. 123 DB 2015Published

1ConcurrenceJustice Baer

Without hesitation, the majority imposes the most severe sanction of disbarment, concluding that “[tjhere are few transgressions which more seriously undermine the public’s confidence and trust in the integrity of their judicial system, and which are as offensive to the high standards and principles which other members of the bench and bar strive so faithfully to uphold in the performance of their duties, than those committed by [Respondent, Former Judge Paul Michael Pozonsky].” Op. at 846. While I in no way condone the actions of Respondent, who founded and supervised Washington County’s…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. LucariniSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  2. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. BraunSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. CappuccioSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. In re MelograneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. PreskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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