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Judge Told Defendant Her Children's Fathers Were 'Dogs': Case Transcript
Transcripts from other cases reveal more controversial remarks from Common Pleas Court Judge Mark Tranquilli.
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Uncovered transcripts of other cases are raising more concerns about the Pittsburgh judge who is accused of calling a black juror “Aunt Jemima.”
KDKA’s Andy Sheehan learned that earlier this month that career prosecutor and current Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Mark Tranquilli was re-assigned after he made the alleged racists remark in January 2020.
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Transcripts of other cases obtained by KDKA had Tranquilli alluding to the fathers of a defendant's children being dogs.
