A county judge described as a bully on the bench was stripped of her office Tuesday in the longest and most costly judicial ethics investigation in Pennsylvania history. Luzerne County Common Pleas Judge Ann H. Lokuta was also banned from holding any state judicial office in the future. A scathing October opinion outlining her misconduct said that Lokuta failed to perform her judicial duties, terrorized courthouse workers and had her employees run personal errands. It also accused her of lying under oath.
December 10, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A county judge described as a bully on the bench was stripped of her office Tuesday in the longest and most costly judicial ethics investigation in Pennsylvania history.
The Court of Judicial Discipline also banned Luzerne County Common Pleas Judge Ann H. Lokuta from holding any state judicial office in the future.
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