With apologies to all the fine people and honest and hard-working lawyers and judges in Luzerne County, after digging into the judicial scandal for a few weeks I can safely say that I can’t throw a rock up in the air in this state without hitting someone who has a horror story or allegation or points out a troubling connection with regard to the county’s common pleas court.
These people aren’t hard to find. They’re lawyers, judges, former judges and others in the legal profession. Many of them are from Luzerne or Lackawanna counties. In speaking with those folks, along with reporter Leo Strupczewski and news editor Peter Hall, who are also talking to a lot of people, the question isn’t whether there are leads to pursue. It’s a matter of which leads you pursue first.
