In a few weeks, voters will be casting ballots to fill two seats on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Voters also will be deciding whether to retain two judges on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and two judges on the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.To better inform voters about the candidates in this statewide election, the Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission (PBA JEC) is reissuing its ratings and descriptive paragraphs for all appellate judge candidates appearing on the Nov. 5 ballots.
In order to help you to make an informed decision, we have linked that review here for your reference.
In addition, also on the ballot next month are
Last Spring, the Bucks County Bar Association (“BCBA”), an organization of attorneys dedicated to promoting and advancing the legal system and justice throughout Bucks County, conducted a plebiscite (peer evaluation) to evaluate ten attorneys who announced their candidacy for three vacancies on the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, and the four current Judges of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas who are running for retention. Please note, this evaluation was done prior to the May primary election, and includes candidates who have since dropped out of the race. The remaining candidates for the three judicial vacancies are Denise M. Bowman, Grace Deon, CHarissa Liller, Allen Toadvine, Jessica Vanderkam, and Jordan Yeager.
To assist in your decision making, here is a link to the plebiscite results.
However you may wish to vote, please do remember Election Day, Tuesday, November 5th.