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Vote 'yes' in retention races for county judge

When the six Luzerne County judges seeking retention on Nov. 2 first joined the bench in 2012, the court was reeling from federal investigations that sent three former judges to ....

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Six Luzerne County judges up for retention in election

Six Luzerne County judges elected in 2011 are seeking new 10-year terms in the Nov. 2 election. ....

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The Valley with a Heart? Not for vulnerable children

In a tale of two Harrisburg courtrooms this month, two judges weighed the damage done to Luzerne County’s most vulnerable children. ....

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Kids-for-cash damages hearing goes virtual

The civil damages hearing against disgraced judges Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. and Michael Conahan has gone virtual. ....

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The Ciavarella trial: 10 years later

Attorney Al Flora Jr. stood outside a federal courthouse in Scranton 10 years ago and declared victory on behalf of former Luzerne County Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. after a jury acquitted him of 27 of 39 charges.
The veteran lawyer insisted the jury validated the defenseâs claims the case was never about âcash for kids.â
But, a decade later, Flora concedes the kids-for-cash label damaged Ciavarella in the court of public opinion and proved to be a major obstacle to overcome at trial.
Truly, he said the defense knew anything but a total acquittal would be a major blow to Ciavarella and assure a lengthy federal prison sentence for the former judge. Flora said his victory declaration â despite Ciavarellaâs conviction on 12 charges, including racketeering â was done mainly to appease the former judge, who adamantly wanted to take his case to trial to fight the kids-for-cash theory, which he vehemently denies to this day. ....

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