cmotherofpirl Posted November 9, 2005 Author Posted November 9, 2005 Our state legislature voted themselves a pay raise by some devious methods.The judge who could have stepped in and didn't was NOT retained as a state judge. "Supreme Court Justice Denied Second Term Nigro's Term Up In January POSTED: 10:32 am EST November 9, 2005 UPDATED: 12:12 pm EST November 9, 2005 The pig protests appear to have paid off. Voters denied a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice a second term. This historic outcome came in the midst of public protest over the proposed lawmaker pay raise. Justice Russell Nigro became the first statewide judge to be turned out of office in a yes or no retention election. He won only 49 percent of the vote with 3 percent of the state's precincts still unreported"
cmotherofpirl Posted November 9, 2005 Author Posted November 9, 2005 Our state legislature voted themselves a pay raise by some devious methods.The judge who could have stepped in and didn't was NOT retained as a state judge. "Supreme Court Justice Denied Second Term Nigro's Term Up In January POSTED: 10:32 am EST November 9, 2005 UPDATED: 12:12 pm EST November 9, 2005 The pig protests appear to have paid off. Voters denied a Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice a second term. This historic outcome came in the midst of public protest over the proposed lawmaker pay raise. Justice Russell Nigro became the first statewide judge to be turned out of office in a yes or no retention election. He won only 49 percent of the vote with 3 percent of the state's precincts still unreported"
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