PITTSBURGH (Newsradio 1020 KDKA) - Allegheny County Pleas Court Judge Mark Tranquilli has been temporarily assigned to administrative duties.
President Judge Kim Berkley Park issued the order this morning, barring Tranquilli from presiding over any cases.
Tranquilli was reassigned to summary appeals court earlier this week after he was accused of referring to a black woman juror in a drug crime trial as "Aunt Jemima" in a closed-door meeting.
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