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Alexandra Kokura
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2019
Alexandra Kokura is a magisterial judge for the Luzerne County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania.[1] She was elected in November 2013 and her current term will expire in 2019.[2]
Elections
2013
Kokura ran for election to the Luzerne County Magisterial District.
Primary: She received 24.42 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2013, defeating Mark A. Singer, Qiana Murphy Lehman, Jeffrey Kulick, Len Sanguedolce, Art Bobbouine, Girard Mecadon, and James O'Brien. She cross-filed as a Republican but did not win that primary.
General: She defeated Girard Mecadon in the general election on November 5, 2013, receiving 53.6 percent of the vote.
Education
Kokura earned her undergraduate degree from Lehigh University in 2004, and her J.D. from the Widener University School of Law in 2009.[3]
Career
- 2013-2019: Judge, Luzerne County Magisterial District
- 2011-2013: Special Master, Family Division, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
- 2009-2011: Law Clerk to President Judge, Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania[3]
Awards and associations
- Chairwoman, Pittston Area Youth Aid Panel
- Member, St. John the Evangelist Church in Pittston, Pennsylvania[3]
See also
External links
- Alexandra Kokura Facebook candidate page
- Alexandra Kokura candidate website
- Luzerne County Magisterial District Website
Footnotes
- ↑ The Times Tribune, "Another judge candidate and Republicans for all row offices," March 13, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
