(We call him that because he went to a 4th tier law school down in Texas when he couldn't get admitted to any law school in Pennsylvania.)
Dante Pellegrini was the law solicitor for the City of Pittsburgh until he was elected to Commonwealth Court back in 1990. He's now President Judge of Commonwealth Court. Back in the 90's, when I was teaching Trial Advocacy, he accepted my invitation to sit as judge in the law students' mock trial competitions. He was so great at sitting down with the students post trial and answering their questions and generally encouraging them. And it was such an exciting and valuable experience to them to argue their cases before an appellate level judge, instead of some local lawyer or another law professor! A lot of flop sweat goin' on.
"The ruling has political implications, as it ratchets up pressure on Corbett to join the governors of other states who have decided to expand Medicaid coverage for the working [/b]poor under the Affordable Care Act. Corbett has rejected that option, saying expanded Medicaid coverage would cost the state too much in the long run, but he has left the door open, saying he needed more information from Obama administration officials.
"Democrats who have criticized Corbett for not expanding Medicaid celebrated Tuesday's court ruling. (Newly elected Democrat)State Treasurer Rob McCord, who in his official capacity is a defendant in the suit, called the ruling a "victory for Pennsylvania's working poor."
"I believe that this ruling should force Gov. Corbett and his administration to reconsider their ill-advised decision to refuse federal support for Medicaid expansion," said McCord, one of a number of Democrats considering a run for the party's gubernatorial nomination in 2014.
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