Judge Emmanuel A. Cassimatis

Chronister and retired Judge Emmanuel A. Cassimatis remembered Buckingham as a judge who consistently handled heavy caseloads for the local court.

Judge Emmanuel Cassimatis, Pennsylvania Balanced & Restorative Justice Program

Judge Emmanuel CassimatisPennsylvania Balanced & Restorative Justice Program

Barring any surprises today, Costopoulos said, Robertson has a good chance of convincing York County Common Pleas Court Senior Judge Emmanuel Cassimatis to dismiss his case.

York County Senior Judge Emmanuel A. Cassimatis also ordered Barrett, who was convicted of arson and other charges at his January trial, to pay a $90,000 fine for the March 2001 fires.

Emmanuel Cassimatis, York County Court of Common Pleas Senior Judge (center), is congratulated on his Child Advocate of the Year Award by by Outgoing PBA President Thomas Golden (left) and Incoming PBA President Michael Reed (right).
...
HARRISBURG (June 3, 2004) - The Pennsylvania Bar Association Children's Rights Committee presented its 2004 Child Advocate of the Year awards to York County Court of Common Pleas Senior Judge Emmanuel Cassimatis and to Scott Hollander, executive director of KidsVoice, during the association's Annual Meeting in Hershey May 13-15.
...
York County Court of Common Pleas Senior Judge Emmanuel Cassimatis"Judge Cassimatis has been deeply involved in matters of importance regarding juveniles not only in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, but throughout the world," said York County Court of Common Pleas President Judge Arthur E. Grim, who nominated him for the award.
...
Throughout his career, Judge Cassimatis has been a leading advocate for children.He serves as the president of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges Juvenile Court Section and is a member of the Pennsylvania Permanency Planning Task Force.He chairs the Ad Hoc Committee on the Mental Health Needs of Juvenile Offenders and is a member of the Pennsylvania Commission of Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Committee.From 1991-1994, Judge Cassimatis was the convener of Pennsylvania's Juvenile Justice Policy Group.This group is comprised of the secretaries of the Pennsylvania departments of Education, Health and Welfare and the Commissioner of Corrections and the Executive Director of PCCD.Judge Cassimatis also was a member and chair of the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission from 1989-1998.

In addition, Judge Cassimatis was selected as one of five jurists worldwide to serve on the International Tribunal for Children's Rights.He serves with judges from Brazil, Kenya, Poland and Thailand and conducts hearings on war-affected children.

To assist children in York County, Judge Cassimatis established the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program, which utilizes trained community members to serve as advocates for abused and neglected children.He also founded the EARN-IT Program, which targets delinquent youth, ages 14-18, and enables them to earn money to pay for the damages caused by their offenses.Judge Cassimatis also chaired the Safe Kids Initiative.

Judge Cassimatis is a graduate of Dickinson College and the Penn State Dickinson School of Law.

Barring any surprises today, Costopoulos said, Robertson has a good chance of convincing York County Common Pleas Court Senior Judge Emmanuel Cassimatis to dismiss his case.