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In re Ciavarella

Court of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania

Decided October 7, 2014No. 7 JD 11PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

JUDGE PANELLA

I. INTRODUCTION

The Judicial Conduct Board (“Board”) filed a Complaint with this Court on December 21, 2011, against Former Judge Mark A. Ciavarella (“Respondent”). The Complaint is based on Respondent’s conduct and felony convictions for participating in a criminal conspiracy with Former Judge. Michael Conahan while the two served as judges of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas. Among other *984criminal acts, they profited by taking bribes, kickbacks, extortionate payments, and other types of payoffs, and then attempted, by way of a number of schemes, to hide their…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. Mark Ciavarella, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013
  2. Judicial Inquiry & Review Board v. SnyderSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. In Re MelograneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Matter of GlanceySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. In Re SullivanCourt of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania · 2003

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In re EakinCourt of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania · 2016
  2. In re MillerCourt of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania · 2016
  3. In re TiddCourt of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. In Re: Prospect Crozer from the Delaware County Board of AssessmentSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2024
  5. In re MillerCourt of Judicial Discipline of Pennsylvania · 2016

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