Ex-jurist reports to chemo treatment, not prison
Superior Court puts Rita A. Arnold’s state jail sentence on hold
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A Superior Court decision has enabled Rita A. Arnold, a former magisterial district judge, to continue with her chemotherapy treatment, not report to state prison.
An embattled former Chester County magisterial district judge got a Christmas Eve reprieve from the Superior Court,...
Visiting judge denies ex-jurist’s plea for clemency
Rita A. Arnold ordered to return to state prison on Dec. 27
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A visiting senior judge denied a defense request to reconsider the state prison term imposed two months ago on Rita A. Arnold, a former magisterial district judge.
A visiting judge rejected a motion for reconsideration for a former magisterial district justice in Chester County Court...
Former jurist slammed with state prison term
Rita A. Arnold ordered to spend 16 to 32 months in jail
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Former Magisterial District Judge Rita A. Arnold received a 16- to 32-month state prison sentence Tuesday in Chester County Court.
Stressing that “the oath we take to tell the truth” must mean something, a visiting judge issued an aggravating-range sentence to an embattled former...
