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2023 General Election Ratings
For Supreme Court, Superior Court and Commonwealth Court, only ratings for Philadelphia-based candidates are shown.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Name | Recommendation |
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Hon. Daniel D. McCaffery | Highly Recommended |
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Name | Recommendation |
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Hon. Timika Lane | Highly Recommended |
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Name | Recommendation |
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Hon. Matt Wolf | Recommended |
Court of Common Pleas
Name | Recommendation |
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Hon. Chesley A. Lightsey | Highly Recommended |
Hon. John R. Padova, Jr. | Highly Recommended |
Hon. Natasha Taylor-Smith | Highly Recommended |
Hon. Kay Yu | Highly Recommended |
Hon. James J. Eisenhower | Highly Recommended |
Hon. Brian McLaughlin | Recommended |
Hon. Samantha Williams | Recommended |
Hon. Tamika Washington | Recommended |
Damaris Garcia | Recommended |
Caroline Turner | Recommended |
Jessica Brown | Recommended |
Rajinderpal Sandher | Not Recommended |
Municipal Court
Name | Recommendation |
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Colleen Osborne | Recommended |
Barbara Thomson | Recommended |
Rania Major | Not Recommended |
2023 Candidates for Retention
Under the Guidelines of the Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention, candidates for retention are only eligible for a rating of recommended or not recommended. Ratings are posted as they become available.
Court of Common Pleas
Name | Recommendation |
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Hon. Jacqueline Allen | Recommended |
Hon. Giovanni Campbell | Recommended |
Hon. Ramy I. Djerassi | Recommended |
Hon. Joseph L. Fernandes | Recommended |
Hon. Holly Ford | Recommended |
Hon. Timika Lane | Recommended |
Hon. Joseph Scott O’Keefe | Recommended |
Hon. Paula Patrick | Recommended |
Hon. Sierra L. Thomas | Recommended |
Hon. Nina Wright-Padilla | Recommended |
Hon. Anne Marie Coyle | Not Recommended |
Municipal Court
Name | Recommendation |
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Hon. Marissa J. Brumbach | Recommended |
Hon. William A. Meehan, Jr. | Recommended |
Hon. Bradley Moss | Recommended |
Hon. David Shuter | Recommended |
Hon. Karen Simmons | Recommended |
Hon. Marvin L. Williams | Recommended |
Hon. Matt Wolf | Recommended |