Luzerne County Judges

SCRANTON – Former Luzerne County judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan are seeking to have their corruption trial transferred to federal court in Delaware based on a telephone poll and other evidence they say shows jurors in this area are prejudiced against them.

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In a legal brief filed Monday, attorneys cite results of a poll conducted by DecisionQuest, a national trial consulting firm, of people who live within the 33 counties that comprise the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

The poll showed that of the 409 people interviewed, 295 said they were familiar with the case. Of those, 72.5 percent had seen television reports on the case, 51.9 percent had read newspaper stories and 40.3 percent had been exposed to conversations about the case.

For the complete story, see Thursday's Times Leader.