Court Opinion

ID: 9637818
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 15:22:16.295318+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:10:00.747099
License: Public Domain

CAPPY, Justice,
concurring.
I join in the majority opinion authored by Mr. Justice Flaherty. I write separately to query as to why the elected public official, Edward J. Tocci did not resolve this obvious conflict by requiring his private law firm to withdraw from the civil litigation. Instead, he offered to withdraw as district attorney and requested the intervention of the Office of Attorney General, an offer which, in my view, was not only inappropriate, but also extremely costly in terms of public dollars.
I am of the opinion that once elected to office, a public servant’s obligation is to the public interest, which must take precedence over any private interest that may be at stake.