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Luzerne County Court Has New Top Judge

Luzerne County Court Has New Top Judge - Friday, January 30, 2009 at 3:58PM EST

Reported by: Andy Mehalshick
Friday, Jan 30, 2009 @ 03:58pm EST
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY- Luzerne County's new top judge says it's the dawn of a new era in the court system. Judge Chester Muroski was voted in as the new President Judge by his fellow judges.

He was very outspoken and says rebuilding the credibility in the legal system and regaining the public trust are job one. This comes after two of his fellows judges are heading to prison. Federal investigators charged former President Judge Mark Ciavarella and Judge Michael Conahan with fraud and abuse of power.

They are accused of taking millions in kickbacks and issuing orders to benefit themselves or businesses they had a connection with. They're also accused of mishandling juvenile cases.

Judge Muroski says it's time for openness in the courthouse. "No President Judge should ever again have ability to act unilaterally to the detriment of other members of the bench or citizens of Luzerne County and have a judiciary above reproach forthright with information and absolutely transparent," he said.

Judge Muroski insists that regaining the public trust and confidence is his major goal. "Recent developments demonstrate that this court has been ill-served by conduct of a few. It is unfortunate that during these recent years we have all served under a cloud of suspicion," he added.

Judge Muroski also says he will work with the county commissioners to resolve a budget controversy, and will also work to clear up juvenile cases that were not handled properly by Judge Ciavarella.
 


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