RESPONDENT , LYRIS F. YOUNGE'S ANSWER TO THE PETITION FOR RELIEF FOR INTERIM SUSPENSION WITH OR WITHOUT PAY
1. The averments contained in this paragraph constitute a conclusion of law to which no response is required.
2. Admitted.
3. Admitted.
4. Denied. It is specifically denied that Judge Younge's continued performance of her duties will erode the public's confidence in the judiciary such that a suspension is warranted in this matter.
WHEREFORE, it is respectfully requested that this Honorable Court deny the Petition for Relief for Interim Suspension and order a hearing on the same at the Court's convenience.
Respectfully submitted, August 27, 2019
By:/s/_________
Charles M. Gibbs, Esquire
McMonagle, Perri, McHugh
Mischack & Davis, P.C.
PA Supreme Court ID# 310023
1845 Walnut Street, 19 Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attorneys for the Respondent PROOF OF SERVICE
In compliance with Rule 122(D) of the Court of Judicial Discipline Rules of Procedure, on or about August 27, 2019, a copy of this Answer to the Petition for Relief for Interim Suspension was sent by USPS Overnight Delivery and via email to Elizabeth A. Flaherty, counsel for the Judicial Conduct Board at the following address:
Ms. Elizabeth A. Flagherty, Esquire
Judicial Conduct Board
Pennsylvania Judicial Center
601 Commonwealth Avenue, Suite 3500
P.O. Box 62525
Harrisburg, PA 17106
Respectfully submitted, August 27, 2019
By:/s/_________
Charles M. Gibbs, Esquire
McMonagle, Perri, McHugh
Mischack & Davis, P.C.
PA Supreme Court ID# 310023
1845 Walnut Street, 19 Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Attorneys for the Respondent