Judicial Conduct Board files charges against Harrisburg district judge accused of shooting sleeping ex-boyfriend

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Judicial Conduct Board files charges against Harrisburg district judge accused of shooting sleeping ex-boyfriend
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The victim survived the gunshot wound but is blind in one eye as a result.

Editor's note: The attached video is from a Feb. 15 broadcast.will be filed in the Court of Judicial Discipline against suspended Harrisburg District Judge Sonya McKnight.shooting her ex-boyfriend while he was asleepThe Judicial Board said McKnight violated the Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of the Magisterial District Judges and the state Constitution.Violation of Canon 1, Rule 1.1 of the Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of Magisterial District Judges Violation of Canon 1, Rule 1.

Failure to act in a manner that promotes public confidence in the independence, integrity and impartiality of the judiciary.Engaging in an activity prohibited by law and violating canon of legal or judicial ethics prescribed by the Supreme Court.Engaging in conduct that brings the judicial office into disrepute, whether or not the conduct occurred while acting in a judicial capacity.

The Judicial Conduct Board argues that by engaging in the above conduct, Judge McKnight is subject to disciplinary action cited in Pa's Constitution, which includes suspension and/or removal from office.against her in September of that same year, which included theft of time and cooperation with disciplinary authorities, among other charges.

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