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Jayne F. Duncan
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2021
Jayne F. Duncan is a judge for the Lancaster County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. She joined the court in 1991.[1] Duncan was suspended from presiding over criminal and traffic cases in July 2015 "due to the ongoing criminal investigation being conducted by the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office" over her handling of a man's traffic citations.[2] Jayne F. Duncan won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Education
Duncan received a bachelor's degree from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University.[3]
Elections
2015
See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2015
Duncan was re-elected without opposition to the Lancaster County Magisterial District in 2015. Pennsylvania's general judicial election was held on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was March 11, 2015.[4]
Noteworthy events
Suspension from criminal and traffic cases (2015)
In July 2015, Duncan was suspended from presiding over criminal and traffic cases due to an investigation of her handling of the traffic-ticket case of Shawn Kerr. Kerr had three citations against him. On May 15, he had a hearing in front of Senior Judge Daniel Garrett, who was filling in for Duncan. Judge Garrett found Kerr guilty for all three violations. Another hearing was held for Kerr on June 15 in front of Judge Duncan. He pleaded guilty to two accounts, and the third was withdrawn by police. The Lancaster County District Attorney's Office began an investigation on the matter. The filing by Assistant District Attorney James Reeder says that Garrett's ruling was final and therefore Duncan's ruling a month later was void. Duncan's attorney, Heidi Eakin, stated that the second hearing was scheduled because Garrett had not filled out the proper paperwork on May 15.[2][5][6]
On August 17, Senior Judge Arthur Tilson of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas ruled that Duncan was wrong to hold the second hearing, and ordered her to reinstate the three guilty charges handed out in the first hearing. Tilson said his ruling should not be seen as "as being critical of the judge." Duncan said she planned to appeal the decision.[7]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "Magisterial Districts Judges," accessed June 12, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lancaster Online, "District Judge Jayne Duncan suspended from her Elizabethtown post," July 3, 2015
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile:Jayne Frances Duncan," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ Lancaster County Elections, "Primary Returns Magisterial District Judge 02-3-09," accessed June 25, 2015
- ↑ Lancaster Online, "District judge's duties on hold while traffic case probed," July 6, 2015
- ↑ Lancaster Online, "Disciplined judge's lawyer says "criminal investigation" is over a summary traffic ticket," July 6, 2015
- ↑ Lancaster Online, "Judge vows appeal on ruling on her handling of traffic case," August 17, 2015
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
