HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania today announced that Senior Judge Arthur E. Grim has completed his service as court-appointed Special Master in charge of reviewing juvenile court adjudications in Luzerne County under former Judge Mark A. Ciavarella. A Supreme Court Order was issued today returning control of all juvenile court functions to the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas and is posted on the Pennsylvania Judiciary’s website at www.pacourts.us.
Judge Grim was appointed by the Supreme Court in February 2009 to review thousands of juvenile cases appearing before former Judge Ciavarella and in October 2010 was further tasked with administering the statutorily-created juvenile crime victim compensation fund.
