A Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge is disputing charges from the state’s judicial ethics board, which he claims are driven by “animus” due to his part-time work at his wife’s cheesesteak restaurant. The judge maintains that he neither used his judicial position to promote the business nor brought any disrepute to the bench. His defense comes amid an investigation into his extracurricular activities, asserting that his actions bear no ethical violation concerning his official duties. For further details, access the full article here.