Bobeck thinks law judge job prepared him for Luzerne County bench

Apr. 17—Former Luzerne County Councilman Jim Bobeck believes his 11 years as an administrative law judge presiding over a variety of legal cases makes him qualified to be Luzerne County judge.

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