Mark Moran / The Citizens' Voice Luzerne County President Judge Thomas F. Burke Jr., left, shakes hands with Judge Lewis W. Wetzel, who was joined at Friday's ceremony by his wife, Veronica.
Mark Moran / The Citizens' Voice Luzerne County Judge Joseph J. Van Jura's daughters help him put on his judicial robe after he was sworn in Friday to the Luzerne County bench.
WILKES-BARRE - As Joseph J. Van Jura and Lewis W. Wetzel joined the Luzerne County bench on Thursday, they promised hope for a better and more fair future and acknowledged a tainted past that has left the county's judges working to regain the public's trust.
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