Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Gary S. Glazer, who took over leadership of the embattled Philadelphia Traffic Court in the wake of FBI investigations into alleged rampant ticket-fixing at the court, told the state House Judiciary Committee on Friday that hiring employee hearing officers instead of elected judges is the only way to eradicate corruption from the court.

Glazer testified before the committee at its hearing at the Philadelphia Bar Association in support of two recently passed state Senate bills that would abolish the Traffic Court.