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Board issues letter to judge over his traffic stop behavior

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The King Street entrance to the Lancaster County Courthouse is seen in this photo taken Aug. 6, 2019.

 Ian Sterling for WITF

The King Street entrance to the Lancaster County Courthouse is seen in this photo taken Aug. 6, 2019.

(Harrisburg) — A midstate county judge captured on video aggressively challenging a patrolman who pulled him over is getting a written reprimand from the entity that investigates judicial misconduct.

The Judicial Conduct Board’s “letter of counsel” to Lancaster County Common Pleas Judge Dennis Reinaker was made public Monday.

It says the complaints against him were dismissed but the board believes he violated a requirement that judges always behave in a way that promotes public confidence in the judiciary.

A message was left seeking comment from Reinaker’s lawyer.

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