![]() Here’s a guide to the roles and recent histories of the courts, and the candidates who are hoping for a chance to shape them. They also can’t promise to rule a certain way on any specific issues. Judicial candidates aren’t allowed to solicit donations directly. There are crucial differences from other political races, though. That initial partisan election means judges must run under the umbrella of a political party, raise money through campaign committees, and collect endorsements from political groups. After serving a 10-year term, they run in nonpartisan, yes-or-no retention elections, which they almost never lose. In Pennsylvania, judicial hopefuls run in partisan, statewide elections, as opposed to being selected based on merit by the commission, by the governor and legislature, or being elected in a nonpartisan contest, as in many states. May you forever "Rest in Peace".WHYY thanks our sponsors - become a WHYY sponsor Uncle Joe, this book is dedicated to you. If I have to die on the steps of the Luzerne County Courthouse exposing this massive corruption ………so be it. My Uncle Joe died in the trenches of Europe. A Judge’s power, as well as unquestionable trust, has been cautiously given to them by the voters of this democracy, on the backs of our Military Veterans. I am especially outraged by the corrupted who wear black robes. I will do everything in my power to assure that my Uncle Joe’s ultimate sacrifice and the sacrifices of all of the other men and women who have defended our nation and our rights, not be in vain. These rights are sacred and are to be defended from threat either foreign or DOMESTIC and must be secured not only for ourselves, but for our children’s children. His sacrifice, in part, allowed for all of our rights to continue on as guaranteed by our Constitution, or so it should be. ![]() When called to defend our nation, he fought, died, and sacrificed all of his tomorrows so that we, as citizens of these United States, could and would live in freedom. My uncle Joe was killed in action during the “Battle of the Bulge”. In my eyes my Uncle Joe is a bigger hero than General Patton. He is buried in the Luxemburg City Cemetery, along with General George S. While writing this book, I have often thought about my Uncle Joe, whom I never met. Attorneys, court employees, even honest judges then have a laundry list of reasons why they “must” remain silent. In a very direct way their silence validates the corrupt behavior of others. More importantly, the honest people who know what is going on will remain silent. You see, if corrupt judges and attorneys are allowed to simply continue without consequence, they, and the people who take their places, will continue similar behavior. I have accepted that reality and I have moved on. Whether it was a fair fight or not the facts remain, I lost. Winning my litigation is a goal no longer feasible. I promised myself that when all was said and done, I would make sure my opponents knew they were in "one Hell of a Fight.” It is over fifteen years since then, and as I write this book I am smiling because I’m still not done and the fight is still not over. In the back of my mind, way back at the beginning of this entire fiasco, I had made a promise. I am still not sure what I am hoping for. The question is, hope for what? I think about this hope a lot. The 2009 arrests by the FBI of three sitting judges on corruption charges at the very same Luzerne County Courthouse I write about in this book, has given me hope. Heck, I was there and I still don’t believe it.” Each and every time that someone would push the idea I simply said, “Why bother? The story is so incredible that no one would believe a word of it. I had been prodded over the years by friends and family to write a book about what happened to me in the Luzerne County Court System.
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