The replacement of Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille as the liaison justice to the First Judicial District with Justice J. Michael Eakin apparently was the result of dissatisfaction with the chief justice making decisions about the management of the Philadelphia court system on his own without consulting his fellow justices, several court observers told The Legal on Thursday.
Those issues included those stemming from the construction of a new Family Court facility, including the FJD’s recently-settled lawsuit over alleged legal malpractice in connection with the project, and about the judiciary’s response to the federal investigation into alleged ticket-fixing at the Traffic Court.
