The Judicial Conduct Board filed a formal complaint against Magistrate Moira C. Harrington alleging that she parked her motor vehicle at expired parking meters on a number of occasions placing on her windshield parking tickets which had been issued to others for overtime parking of other vehicles. The judicial officer and the Board submitted stipulated facts in lieu of trial. Based upon those facts, the Court concluded that such conduct (1) violated Rule 2A of the Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of District Justices and thus a violation of Section 17(b) of the Pennsylvania Constitution, (2) brought the judicial office into disrepute. The Court held that Respondent was subject to discipline under Article V, Section 18(d)(1) of the Pennsylvania Constitution.

Following a sanction hearing, the Court barred the Respondent from holding a judicial office for five (5) years from the date of the Order of May 18, 2005.