A Philadelphia judge who used his secretary to run his real estate business will be suspended for four months without pay following a state Court of Judicial Discipline sanctions hearing yesterday.
I'm fine with the judge's sentence and I appreciate that people make mistakes. The notion that he didn't stop to think about the fact that his secretary was doing his personal business is ridiculous.
The incredible thing is I'm amazed anyone actually called him out on this.
There ought to be perks of power. But the question is a matter of degree. Certainly, it sounds like line was well crossed here.
