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Critics have blasted Magisterial District Judge Xander Orenstein for a June 2023 decision to release a suspect without bail on charges of simple assault and robbery. The suspect, who police have ...

State Rep. Tim O’Neal, R-South Strabane, posted on his official Facebook page Wednesday announcing plans to initiate articles of impeachment against District Judge Xander Orenstein, although the ...

Before the vote, Robinson addressed his colleagues and stated that the bill is a direct response to the actions of a controversial Allegheny County Magestrial District Judge, Xander Orenstein.

It was almost a year before Orenstein was removed from hearing arraignments. The calls for his ouster are asking to punish the district judge for breaking a rule that wasn’t a rule at the time.

Meanwhile, the judge who let Craddock out on non-monetary bond, Xander Orenstein was removed from the bench for an indefinite amount of time by the Allegheny County president judge.

State Rep. Tim O’Neal, who represents the Washington area and is the Republican whip in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, floated the idea of impeaching Orenstein in a Facebook post, and also ...

During floor remarks Monday, Robinson cited controversial Lawrenceville magisterial district judge Xander Orenstein, who has been called upon by some to resign for ordering the release of ...