(The Center Square) — A Supreme Court panel has cleared the way for Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi to return to the bench, only days after she pleaded “no contest” to a misdemeanor charge for trying to influence a criminal case against her husband.
A panel of judges announced Thursday that it was restoring Hantz Marconi’s law licence with no restrictions after concluding that she had not committed a “serious crime” that would otherwise be grounds for disbarment or removal from the bench.
That ruling clears the way for Hantz Marconi, who’s been on suspension since the criminal investigation against her was announced, to continue practicing law and resume hearing cases before the state’s highest court.
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On Tuesday, the embattled judge pleaded “no contest” to a misdemeanor charge for
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