Supreme Court and Superior Court Retentions 2013
None of the four judges below are recommended by Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation or Firearms Owners Against Crimes.
None of the four judges below are recommended by Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation or Firearms Owners Against Crimes.
All judges have already served at least ten years. When in doubt, vote NO.
Retention Elections – Vote Yes or No
Max Baer Pittsburgh based
Current Position: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (2003 – Present)
Work Background: Admin. Judge, Family div, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (1993-1999)
Judge, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (1989-1993)
Attorney, Private Practice (80-89) / Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pa (75-79)
How will I vote? NO!
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Ron Castille Philadelphia based
Current Position: Chief Justice, Supreme Court, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2008-present)
Work Background: Supreme Court, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1993-2008)
Attorney, Reed, Smith, Shaw, and McClay, (1991-1993)
District Attorney, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1986-1991)
Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office (1971-1985)
Lieutenant, United State Marine Corps (1966-1968)
How will I vote? NO! Without even digging into his background on the court, I would vote NO simply because he has already been in the position 20 years. Whether he is innocent or not, he is Chief Justice and a lot of corruption by fellow judges has happened under his watch.
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Superior
Court – Retention Election – Vote Yes or No
Jack Panella Philadelphia based
Current Position: Superior Court Judge
Work Background: Judical Conduct Board, Former Chair / Court of Judicial Discipline, former President Judge
Elected to a full term on Northampton Court of Common Pleas (1993)
Appointed to Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County (1991)
Solicitor, Northampton County (1987-91) / Assistant Solicitor, Northampton County (1982-87)
Private Law Practice (1982-1991)
Judicial law clerk, Court of Common Pleas Northampton County (1980-1982)
How will I vote? NO!
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Susan Peikes Gantman
Current Position: Superior Court Judge (2003-Present)
Work Background: Senior member and Co-chair, Family Law Section, Cozen & O’Connor (1998-2003)
Partner, Sherr, Joffe & Zuckerman (1991-1998) / Private Law Practice (1981-1991)
Assistant District Attorney, Montgomery County (1978-1981)
Solicitor, Montgomery County Housing and Community Development
Solicitor, Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth (1978-2002)
Judicial law clerk, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas (1977-1978)
How will I vote? NO!
Superior Court Facts:
A Superior Court Judge serves a 10 year term. After that, voters vote to either retain or reject Superior Court Judges.
There is only one Superior Court in Pennsylvania and it is made up of 15 members. Regular sessions of the Superior Court with a three judge panel are held in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.
The Superior Court is an intermediate appellate court which hears appeals from the trial courts in Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. On any given day, the superior court could hear cases on anything such as libel and slander, medical malpractice, murder, family, etc..
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Sources:
www.seventy.org / Firearms Owners Against Crime / People for Life Candidate
Survey /
Pennsylvania
Family Institute Survey
Superior Court Info: www.wn.com, www.bipac.net, www.rockthecapital.com, Article Sources: www.post-gazette.com/news/state
politics/article by Paula Reed Ward
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