Tag Archives: Philadelphia Traffic Court
Pa. Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves bill abolishing scandal-plagued Phila. Traffic Court
Pennsylvania’s Senate Judiciary Committee has approved two bills that would eliminate the Philadelphia Traffic Court, the minor judiciary that was recently put in the spotlight after current and former judges found themselves the subject of federal indictments for their alleged … Read More
Pa. Supreme Court indefinitely suspends three Phila. Traffic Court judges in wake of ‘ticket-fixing’ scandal
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended three judges who sat in Philadelphia Traffic Court, a move that came in the wake of sweeping federal indictments that were recently unsealed against numerous members of the minor judiciary. In separate per … Read More
Sweeping federal indictment alleges widespread instances of ‘ticket-fixing’ at Phila. Traffic Court
Federal prosecutors in eastern Pennsylvania on Jan. 31 unsealed a sweeping indictment and three separate criminal informations against a handful of current and former judges on Philadelphia’s Traffic Court stemming from an FBI investigation into allegations of ticket-fixing. Those named … Read More
Pa. Senate Majority Leader to unveil legislation that would abolish Phila. Traffic Court
A state senator from southeastern Pennsylvania has announced he will be introducing legislation to abolish the much-beleaguered Philadelphia Traffic Court, which has seen more of its share of scandals. Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, a Republican representing the 9th Senatorial … Read More
Former Phila. Traffic Court judge caught up in lewd photo scandal officially removed from office
The former Philadelphia traffic court judge who showed a cellphone image of his genitals to a female court staffer will no longer serve as a jurist in Pennsylvania. The state’s Court of Judicial Discipline on Dec. 13 issued an order … Read More
Pa. CJD rejects objections by former Phila. Traffic Court Judge Singletary
Pennsylvania’s Court of Judicial Discipline late last week rejected objections by Willie F. Singletary in the case against the former Philadelphia Traffic Court judge accused of showing photographs of his genitalia to a female court worker. The move sets the … Read More
Court reprimands former Traffic Court judge who showed pictures of ‘willy’
The former Philadelphia jurist who allegedly showed two photographs of his, well, “willy,” to a court staffer was chastised this week by Pennsylvania’s Court of Judicial Discipline. Willie F. Singletary, who served as a Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge from Jan. … Read More
Indicted Phila. Traffic Court Judge Mulgrew temporarily removed from bench
The chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered the temporary suspension of a Philadelphia Traffic Court judge who was indicted by federal authorities on fraud charges. A First Judicial District spokesman told local media that Chief Justice Ronald … Read More
Phila. Traffic Court Judge, wife, legislative aide to state rep. charged with fraud by feds
A Philadelphia traffic court judge and an aide to a Pennsylvania legislator have been charged by the federal government with scheming to defraud the state Department of Community and Economic Development and filing false tax returns. The office of Zane … Read More
Phila. Traffic Court judge accused of showing lewd photo to female court worker faces charges by Judicial Conduct Board
The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board announced March 1 that it has filed formal charges against former Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Willie F. Singletary, the controversial jurist who is alleged to have shown camera phone photos of his penis to a female court staffer.