Hauser Won't Take Bench Until 2012
Chris Hauser will not be taking the bench as McKean County’s second judge before January.
After Hauser won both the Republican and Democratic primaries last month, Senator Joe Scarnati asked Governor Tom Corbett appoint Hauser to the position earlier than January.
Late last week, Pennsylvania Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Ronald Castille wrote to Corbett, Scarnati and others saying that with the court system’s current fiscal problems they can’t afford to pay any new judicial salaries for this year. In fact, Castille wrote, projections indicate that the court system will not have sufficient funding to next year to pay for the 70 Common Pleas court judges and 87 district judges.
Castille added that it is possible in the general election for an independently filed candidate to win, although “it is a difficult task to be sure.”
He also said, in the months to come, he looks forward to working with Corbett, Scarnati and senators Dominic Pileggi and Jay Costa to “right-size’ the district judge complement, as well as the trial judge complement.
He ended his letter by asking that they refrain from appointing to the bench successful cross-filed candidates.
After Hauser won both the Republican and Democratic primaries last month, Senator Joe Scarnati asked Governor Tom Corbett appoint Hauser to the position earlier than January.
Late last week, Pennsylvania Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Ronald Castille wrote to Corbett, Scarnati and others saying that with the court system’s current fiscal problems they can’t afford to pay any new judicial salaries for this year. In fact, Castille wrote, projections indicate that the court system will not have sufficient funding to next year to pay for the 70 Common Pleas court judges and 87 district judges.
Castille added that it is possible in the general election for an independently filed candidate to win, although “it is a difficult task to be sure.”
He also said, in the months to come, he looks forward to working with Corbett, Scarnati and senators Dominic Pileggi and Jay Costa to “right-size’ the district judge complement, as well as the trial judge complement.
He ended his letter by asking that they refrain from appointing to the bench successful cross-filed candidates.
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