A Delaware County Court judge has been sent a private “Letter of Counsel” by the state’s Judicial Conduct Board regarding his involvement in Haverford Township politics.

The letter to Judge Kenneth A. Clouse, of Haverford, is regarded by the board as the “most serious form of private disposition” the board can issue and acts as a form of private reprimand. However, the board concluded the circumstances did not warrant the filing of formal charges with the Court of Judicial Discipline. Clouse’s attorney also said there was not enough evidence for the complaints.

The board investigated charges brought by a group of Haverford Township residents who contended Clouse, a Republican, continued to involve himself in township politics after he was elected to the bench. Clouse was a Haverford Township commissioner before becoming a judge in 1991. He served as president judge of Delaware County’s Common Pleas Court between 2001 and 2006.

Andy Lewis, a Haverford Township commissioner and a Republican candidate for County Council, was one of about eight people who filed complaints with the Judicial Conduct Board. Lewis received a letter Wednesday notifying him of the board’s decision.