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You decide who becomes a judge in Pennsylvania. Make an informed decision in the upcoming elections using the following candidate ratings, which unless otherwise noted come from the Philadelphia Bar Association Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention. Judicial Commission's objective, nonpartisan investigations rate candidates on their ability, integrity and judgment.

2025 General Election Ratings -
Candidates

Commonwealth Court

NameRecommendation
Judge Stella TsaiHighly Recommended

Court of Common Pleas

NameRecommendation
Will BravemanRecommended
Irina EhrlichRecommended
Larry FarneseRecommended
Kia GheeRecommended
Sarah JonesRecommended
Leon A. King, IIRecommended
Brian KisielewskiRecommended
Jennifer SantiagoRecommended
Anthony StefanskiRecommended
Deborah Watson-StokesRecommended
Joseph J. RussoNot Recommended

Municipal Court

NameRecommendation
Amanda DavidsonRecommended
Michael ParkinsonRecommended
Sherrie CohenNot Recommended
Cortez PattonNot Recommended

2025 General Election Ratings -
Retention Judges

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania *

NameRecommendation
Justice Christine DonohueRecommended
Justice Kevin DoughertyRecommended
Justice David WechtRecommended

Superior Court of Pennsylvania *

NameRecommendation
Judge Alice DubowRecommended

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania *

NameRecommendation
Judge Michael WojcikRecommended

Court of Common Pleas

NameRecommendation
Gwendolyn BrightRecommended
Ann ButchartRecommended
Michael FanningRecommended
Christopher MalliosRecommended
Walter OlszewskiRecommended
Oriana PapademetriouRecommended
Tracy RomanRecommended
Stephanie SawyerRecommended
Susan SchulmanRecommended
Daine GreyNot Recommended
Scott DiClaudioNot Recommended - Refused to Participate in Investigation
Frank PalumboNot Recommended - Refused to Participate in Investigation
Lyris F. YoungeNot Recommended - Refused to Participate in Investigation

Municipal Court

NameRecommendation
David ConroyRecommended
Henry LewandowskiRecommended
Wendy PewRecommended
Francis ShieldsRecommended
Jacquelyn Frazier-LydeNot Recommended
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* Ratings by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission