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Former Judge David Tidd of Hellertown, PA; potty moth bully

 

The state of Pennsylvania presented David W. Tidd with a law license in 2001.

 

The Judicial Conduct Board found Dave guilty of the following misconduct, all of which took place while he was employed as a Northampton County Magisterial judge.

  • Yelled and cursed at court clerks
  • Failed to remove himself from cases his law partner was involved in
  • Conducted court proceedings without wearing his robe
  • Rolled up his robe to use as a pillow while sleeping on office floor
  • Engaged in illegal ex parte (one-sided) communications
  • Disregarded the dignity of judicial robes
  • Retaliated against clerks he suspected of talking to ethics investigators
  • Regularly insulted clerks in from of others
  • Often said disrespectful things about parties appearing before him
  • Failed to advise defendants of their right to counsel
  • Failed to explain to defendants the charges they were facing
  • Often said “They don’t pay me enough to hold hearings”
  • Gave special consideration to attorney friend

In one particular matter, Dave said the following about a litigant in front of others including his clerks that this guy was “as dumb as a fucking pile of dirt.”

As one would expect, Dave took the cowards way out by resigning his judicial office before he was removed. The only thing left now is to see what punishment if any is handed down by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as it relates to Dave’s law license.

 

As we speak (ca. September 2016), Dave practices at 1455 Detweiler Avenue in Hellertown, Pennsylvania.

 

 

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