Judicial Conduct Board has filed charges against Magisterial District Judge Kelly S. Ballentine, of Lancaster County.
Ballentine is accused of dismissing her own traffic tickets.
Officials issued her two traffic tickets on November 1, 2010. Ballentine wrote the date, the word "dismissed", and her initials on each citation. On January 27, 2011 Ballentine dismissed another traffic citation that was given to her on November 8, 2010.
Ballentine has pleaded guilty to three charges of tampering with public records information.
A hearing is scheduled for March 18th.
