Justice withdraws name from PA Supreme Court contention

That was fast. The latest judicial withdrawal happened before the Judge could even get on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Last week it was revealed that Judge Thomas Kistler, the Republican nominee of Governor Tom Wolf to fill one of the two PA Supreme Court vacancies, distributed a racially insensitive email. According to John Micek of the Patriot-News, Kistler is now removing his name from consideration. Earlier this month, Gov. Wolf named Kistler and Ken Gormley to fill the seats of retiring…