SCRANTON – Robert Mericle said he sensed something was amiss the day in November 2007 when he met then-Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella in his chambers. “I walked in and said ‘Hi Mark,’ ” Mericle testified Wednesday. “He put his finger to his lips to be quiet, then sat down and opened a desk drawer and wrote out, ‘Wired? Yes. No. Circle one.’ ” Mericle had gone to the courthouse in Wilkes-Barre that day to inquire about Ciavarella’s mother, whom a mutual friend had told him was ill. He was taken aback by the note, but did as he was...