January 13, 2025 at 14:41 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — History is made in Luzerne County with the election of the first female President Judge in the nearly 250 years the county has been in existence.
Judge Stefanie Salavantis will set the direction and policies of the court.
Fellow judges elected her to the position.
Salavantis says she wants to be a role model for women and send the message that they can achieve anything. She also spoke about the importance of making children as comfortable as possible when dealing with court proceedings.
28/22 News I-Team reporter Andy Mehalshick spoke with Judge Salavantis about her goals for the county court system moving forward. You can see the full story in the video layer above.
