WILKES-BARRE — The judge who heard testimony from over 300 plaintiffs in a weeks-long civil damages hearing against former Luzerne County judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan called it “incredible,
Updated: 5:51 PM EST December 25, 2020
Retired Luzerne County Judge and District Attorney Chester B. Muroski passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at the age of 80.
According to his obituary, he passed away after having COVID-19.
Muroski was the Luzerne County District Attorney from 1978 until 1981. He then served as a judge and then as president judge. He retired as a senior judge in 2017.
He led the courts as president judge after the Kids for Cash scandal involving Judge Conahan and Judge Ciavarella.
Due to pandemic-related restrictions, the family says there will be no public services at this time.