Judge Michael Conahan was President Judge of Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas in 2002 for Bryan Kocis’ guilty plea and he was President Judge in 2006 for the “correction” to Bryan Kocis’ 2002 guilty plea. Bryan Kocis was represented in 2002 and 2006 by the attorney Al Flora, Jr.

It is a little bit interesting how newspapers in Luzerne County seem unable or are unwilling to “connect the dots” in certain situations. For example, YOU WOULD THINK that two newspapers that have been serving Luzerne County for years would have immediatly known and reported on the fact that Attorney Al Fora, Jr. had a “conflict of interest” representing Harlow Cuadra. Similarly

There seem to be a couple of Projects that are being cancelled by Luzerne County because of the budget crisis in that county that are pet projects of Judge Michael Conahan.

As some of you may be aware, Luzerne County is currently facing a budget crisis because it needs to borrow money and an activists in Luzerne County sued to prevent Luzerne County from borrowing money.

In the various reports coming out of Luzerne County on what projects would be CUT, Luzerne County’s Drug Court and The Contract with Pennsylvania Child Care LLC for a Juvenile Dentention Facility have been mentioned.

Okay, none of this stupid shit is important enough for me to actually research and verify but, AS I RECALL, Judge Michael Conahan created the Special Drug Court in Luzerne County and it is Conahan’s intention to head the Drug Court when he retires from the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas at the end of this years. ALSO,

Again, as I recall, there was some big little scandal in Luzerne County last year or the beginning of this year over Judge Michael Conahan’s decision to stop sending Juveniles to the facility that Luzerne County had a contract with but to instead send them to a new facility run by Pennsylvania Child Care LLC

Luzerne County intent is to cut funding for the special Drug Court and to try to fund the program “by some other means” (I think they mean by applying for grant money from nonprofit foundations).

There is a news report today out of Luzerne County that the county intends to cancel its contract with Pennsylvania Child Care LLC for a juvenile detention facilty

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County officials’ plan to terminate its 20-year, $58 million lease with a Pittston Township juvenile care facility will force the county to construct its own juvenile center, President Judge Mark A. Ciavarella said Thursday.

The county needs a 24-bed center to replace beds in the Pittston Township facility currently assigned to house juveniles awaiting a hearing on criminal charges and those accused of probation violations, said Ciavarella, the judge assigned to the county’s juvenile court. Standard Speaker

Judge Michael Conahan announed that he would retire from the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas on the Sunday before Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes were arrested.