A Philadelphia Traffic Court judge shown on a YouTube video soliciting campaign funds has admitted his actions but argues in court papers that he was unaware of a ban on judicial candidates seeking donations until he attended judicial school after his election. According to the conduct board's notice of formal charges, Willie F. Singletary allegedly told participants at an event held to raise donations for his campaign, "Now you all want me to get there, you're all going to need my hook-up, right?"
June 20, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A Philadelphia Traffic Court judge shown on a YouTube video soliciting campaign funds has admitted soliciting campaign donations but is arguing in court papers that he was unaware of the ban on judicial candidates seeking donations until he attended Judicial School after his election.
The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board filed five formal counts of misconduct against Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Willie F. Singletary April 22. Singletary was elected to the bench last fall.
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