WASHINGTON, Pa. — The Washington County Clerk of Courts could have to appear for a contempt of court hearing following an appeal rejection by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Thursday. Reports say the one-sentence decision was filed Thursday morning and denied Brenda Davis a petition for writ of prohibition that was requested after she challenged President Judge John DiSalle’s orders to remove duties from her office. This all comes after Commonwealth Court rejected several appeals that were filed by Davis to block those orders, including an emergency stay of a contempt hearing originally scheduled for December 6. It followed an incident in late November when Davis attempted to stop sheriff’s deputies from transferring juvenile files from her office. Davis has been at odds with the Judge and County Commissioner’s over staffing and duty issues in her office. Davis also claims she was assaulted by deputies during that November 24 incident. Judge DiSalle has said that the contempt proceedings are important to get a full account of what happened that day. Additionally, the State Attorney General was investigating this situation, but decided against taking any legal action.