Contempt Hearing Scheduled For Clerk Of Courts

July 6, 2022 2:41 am

It looks like a contempt hearing for Washington County Clerk of Courts Brenda Davis will occur early next month. Washington County President Judge John DiSalle has scheduled the hearing for 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 4. It comes after several appeals by Davis were rejected, including appeals to both Commonwealth Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The hearing is to determine if Davis should be held in contempt after she blocked County Sheriff’s Deputies from enforcing Judge DiSalle’s order to transfer juvenile case files from the Clerk of Courts Office to the Juvenile Probation Office. Davis claimed she was assaulted by those deputies during the incident back in November. Davis sought medical treatment during the incident. The Washington County District Attorney’s office asked the State Attorney General’s office to investigate the matter and they determined that no charges were warranted.