As released by the Office of the Attorney General:

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today released the following statement:

"I am pleased that the review of emails conducted by Joseph Del Sole on behalf of the Supreme Court agrees that they are 'detrimental to the judicial system' and 'could cause a reasonable person to question the impartiality of a judge and the judicial system.'

To those who view them, they 'offend,' as Justice Todd wrote in her concurring opinion, by 'trivializing physical and sexual assault'; they offend 'by the derogatory stereotyping and mocking of racial, ethnic, and religious groups, as well as gays and lesbians.'

I agree that some of the emails raise 'serious concern' and I await the findings of the Judicial Conduct Board."