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Timothy M. Dougherty
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Timothy M. Dougherty was a judge for the Berks County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania.[1] His final term expired in 2018. Dougherty was suspended without pay in May 2016 after being charged with stealing money from his office and from the volunteer fire company where he served as treasurer.[2]
2011 election
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Dougherty was re-elected after running unopposed in 2011. He cross-filed with the Republican and Democratic parties.[3][4]
Noteworthy events
Charged with stealing money from office and volunteer organization (2016)
Judge Timothy Dougherty was charged with stealing $15,251 from the court office and $97,780 from the Wyomissing Fire Company's volunteer organization, where he served was treasurer. Dougherty was in charge of depositing funds from his judicial office with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts and allegedly failed to make the daily deposits. He returned the $15,251 on October 27, 2015, 20 days after telling investigators that he did not have the missing money, and one day before he was supposed to testify in front of a grand jury.[5]
Dougherty served as treasurer of the volunteer fire organization from November 2008 to September 2015. The group's financial records had many errors, according to investigators and the judge's balance reports often did not match the bank accounts. He made cash withdrawals from the group's savings account, which was funded mostly by donations.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "Magisterial Districts Judges," accessed June 12, 2015
- ↑ Washington Times, "Judicial ethics court suspends judge accused of $113k thefts," May 17, 2016
- ↑ Berks County, Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ Berks County Bureau of Election, Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Reading Eagle, "District judge charged with stealing more than $100,000," May 13, 2016
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
