Jailing the Judge

"Jailing the Judge" is a five-part series that documents the 1989 state police investigation of late Cambria County President Judge Joseph F. O’Kicki, who later fled the country and vowed to write a tell-all memoir about corruption in Pennsylvania.

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Episodes

Episode V. Little Black Book

[What became of the judge's tell-all memoir?]

Jan 13, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Episode IV. I'll Be Home for Christmas

[As she studies in Slovenia on a Fulbright Scholarship, the judge's wife — and young children — host a surprising visitor.]

Jan 06, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Episode III. Verdict

[The national media descends on Pennsylvania for a strange and enthralling courtroom saga.]

Dec 30, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode II. Outlaws & Other Enemies

[Suspended and on the ropes, the judge and his defense team say there's been a conspiracy orchestrated by a political kingmaker with ties to powerful people, including U.S. Sen. Joe Biden.]

Dec 23, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Episode I. Throwing Arrows (Dec. 16)

As Cambria County swears in a new president judge, Pennsylvania State Police probe possible connections between the judiciary, racketeers and the sex trade.

Dec 11, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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