Paula Reed Ward
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Nearly six months after former Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mark V. Tranquilli resigned his seat and stipulated to a complaint alleging racial bias, a Pittsburgh man convicted by him on marijuana charges is seeking a new trial.
It is believed to be the first hearing on what is likely to be many such requests involving Tranquilli, who joined the court in 2014 and moved to the criminal bench in 2018. The request at hand Wednesday involved allegations against the judge’s impartiality.