Gavel to Gavel » Uncategorized http://gaveltogavel.us/site A review of state legislation affecting the courts. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:32:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Pennsylvania’s House considers impeaching Court of Common Pleas Judge Willis W. Berry, Jr. http://gaveltogavel.us/site/2010/02/22/pennsylvania%e2%80%99s-house-considers-impeaching-court-of-common-pleas-judge-willis-w-berry-jr/ http://gaveltogavel.us/site/2010/02/22/pennsylvania%e2%80%99s-house-considers-impeaching-court-of-common-pleas-judge-willis-w-berry-jr/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:38:17 +0000 Bill Raftery http://gaveltogavel.us/site/?p=214 Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas Judge Willis W. Berry, Jr.  has served in that office in 1996 and had, prior too taking office, purchased over a dozen properties in Philadelphia. The properties were in poor condition and the judge cited over 70 times. According to the state’s Court of Judicial Discipline, Judge Berry made use of his office and judicial secretary for a decade to “assist him in the day-to-day operations concerning his properties.” The Court of Judicial Discipline suspended him for four months without pay and he was encouraged to resign by the Philadelphia Bar. Instead, Berry returned to work on January 4.

HR 603 appoints a sub-committee of the House Judiciary Committee to investigate Judge Berry’s actions and determine whether they rise to the level of an impeachable offense.

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