► Justice J. Michael Eakin (PA); apologist for crooked lawyers |
Justice JMichael Eakin (PA); apologist for crooked lawyers
The state of
The State Supreme Court is the final arbiter when it comes to meting out punishment to unethical and/or dishonest attorneys.
Attorney William Perrone was found guilty of defrauding the city of
When Perrone’s case was originally decided by the Supreme Court, the court along with Eakin, decided to order that he be disbarred.
However, several years later, Eakin, along with several other comedians on the Court voted to reinstate Perrone’s law license despite the fact that he’s a convicted thief.
Seemingly, Eakin felt that Perrone deserved another chance to earn a dishonest living as a practicing attorney in
As we speak (ca. March 2014), Mike remains sitting as an Associate Justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
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