In reaction to the Intelligencer story, I did some research into the nonpartisan commission named by Wolf, and what they did.
It was an 11-person commission, "100% nonpartisan," consisting mostly of lawyers. They were picked to vet possible candidates for the appellate courts, not county judges or magisterial seats. This commission interviewed 46 people, and recommended about eleven of them.
Leon W. Tucker, an African American judge from Philly, was considered a top choice. If confirmed, he would have been the sole black judge on the state high court, and only the fourth Supreme Court justice of color in that body's nearly three century history. He was passed over, not just for the Supreme Court, but for any of the other appellate courts.
Joe Cosgrove, who served as Chief Counsel to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts and as interim judge in the wake of the Luzerne County kids-for-cash scandal, also rated highly. He was at least tapped for the Commonwealth Court.
Personable Emil Giordano, son of Italian immigrants and a Northampton County judge, was another finalist for an appellate position. He was passed over completely.
Another insider tapped is Carl Solano, a Philly lawyer. His uncle is Republican power broker and Pennsylvania Society Distinguished Citizen Patrick J. Solano.
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Typical. More of the same. Thanks for the great reporting.
Another insider is Julia Munley who was named to the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas. Her firm, Munley Law, used to be Munley, Munley, and Cartwright before Matt Cartwright was elected to Congress.
Isn't some blame and what we used to call responsibility fall On the State Senate? How did our locals vote?
Politics vs Good Sense ,Well, Judge Giordano being a man of more than just fair judgement is now a Judge that has fell victim to crap that goes on in state politics. In the end ,bad appointments cost the tax payers ,and perhaps some faulty sentences of defendants .
Please play the insightful, epic album "Remain in Light" and pause if only to marvel at Once in a Lifetime by Mr. David Byrne and his iconoclastic clan, and repeat after him..."same as it ever was....same as it ever was..." Relax people the history of judicial choices in the Commonwealth is the same as it ever was....
Bernie,
"Is Judicial Picks an Insider Game"
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