Magisterial district judge resigns after arrest

Former jurist accused of same conduct for which she was suspended in July By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Embattled Chester County Magisterial District Judge Rita A. Arnold resigned from her position Tuesday after being arrested. In July, Magisterial District Judge Rita A. Arnold pleaded with the state Court of Judicial Discipline to let her keep her “dream” job at a sanctions...

W. Chester jurist ordered to relinquish keys, ID

President judge said cases will be handled by rest of county’s magisterial district judges By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (left) poses with Magisterial District Judge Mark A. Bruno at a District 11 Special Court Judges Association meeting in November. Pileggi has called for the end of Philadelphia Traffic Court, where Bruno, who was indicted...