Judge Scott DiClaudio has served on the Court of Common Pleas since 2016. Read more JESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer

by Ellie Rushing Published Nov. 6, 2025, 2:33 p.m. ET

Pennsylvania’s Court of Judicial Discipline on Thursday suspended Philadelphia Judge Scott DiClaudio without pay amid allegations that he sought to influence a colleague’s decision in a case with ties to rapper Meek Mill.

DiClaudio, who sits on Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas was placed on administrative leave in June after fellow Common Pleas Court Judge Zachary Shaffer told his supervisors that DiClaudio intimated he should give a defendant a favorable sentence in an upcoming case.

DiClaudio’s attorneys could not be immediately reached for comment Thursday, but the judge has denied the allegati

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