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Harrisburg district judge suspended with pay while she fights charges of interfering in son’s arrest Updated Dec 18, 2020; Facebook Share Dauphin County Magisterial District Judge Sonya McKnight has been suspended with pay while she faces criminal charges related to the arrest of her son. McKnight surrendered to the booking center Wednesday on three misdemeanor charges filed by the attorney general’s office: tampering with evidence, obstruction of law and official oppression. She was released on unsecured bail. Common Pleas Judge John F. Cherry issued an administrative order Thursday sus...

Taxpayers shouldn’t be paying for judges who don’t show up for work | PennLive Editorial Updated Dec 11, 2020; It’s a nice job, if you can get it. You don’t have to report to work every day, you can rake in money from another job, and you might even walk away with a pension and lifetime health care. That’s the good life many district judges in Pennsylvania enjoy. They earn $93,338 a year, and although they sometimes have to rule on complex law issues, they don’t even have to have a law degree. The state’s 512 district judges are elected, and they handle issues of direct import...