The appeal of a former Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge who was ousted for allegedly failing to disclose information about cases in which he was a defendant to a bar association committee reviewing his candidacy will headline the state Supreme Court’s oral argument session that starts today.
Along with hearing arguments regarding whether Thomas M. Nocella engaged in conduct that violated the state constitution and brought the judiciary into disrepute, the justices plan to also hear about eminent domain, the Federal Railroad Safety Act, and whether a police officer’s request for a man’s identification constitutes an “investigative detention.”
