Judge Michael Koury Jr. of Northampton, PA; nepotistic loser

The state of Pennsylvania presented a law license to Michael J. Koury Jr. in 1994 after he graduated from Villanova University Law School.

Mike found it acceptable to hire his uncle, Anthony Koury as a part-time employee for the court as a gopher. Anthony’s job is track down errant attorneys, point jurors to the bathrooms and cafeteria, and lead witnesses to the stand. In addition to a salary of $20,963 a year, Anthony also received the benefits provided to full-time employees such as health insurance, 13 paid holidays, sick days, 2-week vacation, and pension benefits.

The so-called Code of Judicial Conduct states that judges should make appointments “only on the basis of merit, avoiding favoritism.” It would be laughable for Mike to argue that his appointment of his mother-in-law wasn’t based on favoritism. Even more laughable is the fact that the comedians sitting on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have determined that hiring family members doesn’t constitute “favoritism.”

Because Surpeme Court Justices, Court of Appeal Judges and Common Pleas Judges in Pennsylvania are held to a lower standard of conduct, they have refused to apply rules imposed on local district judges who are explicitly prohibited from engaging in “nepotism.”

It is a total farce that the taxpayers are forced to cough up nearly $30,000 for Emil to suck up to his uncle Tony.

As we speak (ca. July 2014), Mike continues to sit as a Northampton County Common Pleas Judge in Northampton, Pennsylvania.