1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 502 F.Supp.
  5. 502 F.Supp. 1282 (1980)
 

ADAMS v. SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Civ. No. 80-0361.

502 F.Supp. 1282 (1980)

Richard P. ADAMS, Plaintiff, v. SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M. D. Pennsylvania.

December 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis W. Wetzel, Wilkes Barre, Pa., for plaintiff.

Charles W. Johns, Pittsburgh, Pa., Howland M. Abramson, Philadelphia, Pa., Susan J. Forney, Harrisburg, Pa., Dept. of Justice, for defendants.

NEALON, Chief Judge.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

I. FACTS

On November 6, 1979, Richard P. Adams of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, was elected a district justice.1 His term was scheduled to last six years. In January of 1980, however, he announced his intention to run for Congress. Pennsylvania law requires a district justice to "resign his office when he becomes a candidate either...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases