John E. Backenstoe, a retired Lehigh County president judge, died Thursday in Bethlehem’s Kirkland Village. He was 89.
Source: Morningcall
When a federal lawsuit forced Lehigh County to modernize its prison, Lehigh County President Judge John Backenstoe, who died last week, took charge
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