Legal Opinion

In re Segal

Court of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania

Decided December 16, 2016No. 3 JD 15PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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OPINION BY

PRESIDENT JUDGE JACK A. PANELLA

The Judicial Conduct Board (Board) filed a Complaint with this Court on March 11, 2015, against Dawn A. Segal (Respondent), a Municipal Court Judge from Philadelphia. The Respondent was suspended without pay on February 2, 2016. Following a trial, the Respondent was adjudicated to have violated the following canons and constitutional provisions:

1. At Count 1, a violation of Canon 2B of the former Code of Judicial Conduct.3 Former Canon 2B provided, in relevant part:

Judges should not convey or knowingly permit others to convey the impression that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

In Re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against DemingWashington Supreme Court · 1987
In Re SmithCourt of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania · 1996
In Re MelograneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
In Re BerkhimerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
In Re ToczydlowskiCourt of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania · 2004

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3Cited by8 opinions

Shadynook Improvement Ass'n v. MolloyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
In re JenningsCourt of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania · 2018
In re ShawCourt of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania · 2018
In Re Angeles Roca First Judicial District Philadelphia CountySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
In Re: Angeles Roca, JudgeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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