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James Gardner Colins is a former judge of the
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. He was appointed, ultimately unsuccessfully, by Gov. Rendell to fill the vacancy on the
Pennsylvania Supreme Court created by the resignation of
Ralph Cappy.
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Political affiliation
Democrat.
Senate air doubts
Leaders in the Pennsylvania Senate (R-majority) voiced concerns over Governor Rendell's judicial nominees. They singled out Colins, Rendell's friend and Supreme Court nominee, for what they regarded as questionable objectivity in Commonwealth Court cases involving the Rendell administration. They were also concerned that this connection would force Colins to recuse himself from a number of Supreme Court cases. For his part, Supreme Court Justice Ronald Castille defended Colins, arguing "that there were only eight cases under the Supreme Court's review in which Colins participated as a member of a Commonwealth Court panel."[2]
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