The role of a judge in Philadelphia in a cheese store owned by his wife prompted a group to claim to have violated the rules of the ethics of the state.
The Judicial Council of Pennsylvania’s Judicial Conduct on Tuesday filed a complaint against the Judge of General Plevoi, Scott Dicludio for Shei steaks, a high -end senior restaurant that opened more than a year ago a few blocks from the mayoralty.
“This complaint is such a farce,” said Diclaudio, who acts as his own lawyer, in a telephone interview on Tuesday night. “People do not come to Shay because a judge can make their glow.”
“I have a role in support that I am allowed to have,” he said. In an interview with a podcast, quoted by the board, Diclaudio discussed solutions about prices, ingredients, salary levels for employees and competitive restaurants.
“I don’t mind charging $ 19 because I give you a more quality steak,” Dicladeo said in a podcast.
Recently, he said, health problems and demands to have a small child limit their time in business. As a judge of the Criminal Court, his focus nowadays is on the lawsuits brought by the defendants after being convicted.
The Council of Judicial Conduct is investigating and pursuing possible cases of violation of the judge in Pennsylvania. The case will be heard by the court of judicial discipline.
The complaint on the board notes that the reflection of the news of the restaurant in Philadelphia, where Cheesysteak is subject to eternal public interest, noted that it is a judge. A story called it “Whiz Honor” – a reference to the use of cheez whiz of some cheese.
If nothing else, Diclaudio said, his role in the restaurant can improve the image of the judges in the minds of his fellow Philadelphias by giving them “confidence in the judiciary – that we are not all robots.”
Shei’s stalls are named after his late mother and the lunch his parents have been running for more than two decades in southern films.
The complaint refers to several news stories about the restaurant that describes it as a judge.
“I had no idea what they would write,” said Diclaudio. “I didn’t say in the editing process until I saw it myself.”
He noted a sign at the restaurant, indicating that Jackee Diclaudio owns the owner – the couple lives in the same building as the restaurant. He said Shay’s steaks had never used an image of him in court clothing or described him as a judge in advertising materials. He says he has never been paid for his work there and that the profits go to his wife.
Diclaudio is accused of not in line with the requirement that judges always act in a way that promotes public confidence in independence, integrity and impartiality of the judiciary. Another claim is that he has violated a rule that judges that he “does not abuse the prestige of the court position to improve the personal or economic interests of the judge or others, or to allow others to do so.”
The judges of the county like dichaneio may have no other employment that would somehow impede their legal obligations and responsibilities, said Sam Streton, a prominent lawyer for judicial ethics. He was a dichale in the past and can again be in the current question.
“He is very proud of his wife and what he does there,” Streton said. “Of course, he contributes, but I do not see that this is forbidden. The problem he has to deal with is: Is there a self -promotion here?”
The complication of the case is that Diclaudio is currently on a probationary period in accordance with a decision of the judicial discipline, which includes a tax pledge and an unpaid bill. It has been found that he has not recognized the debt on his financial disclosure forms and does not obey the court orders, which has led to repeated quotes for contempt against him, the court said.
He was suspended without pay for two weeks, so in order to qualify for pension and retirement health, he must endure two additional weeks after his expiration in January 2026, he wants a detention until another 10-year term. If he wins detention, he says he is considering retiring early next year.