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Alyce Hailstone Farrell
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2021
Alyce Hailstone Farrell is a judge for the Lackawanna County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania.[1] Farrell was first elected to the court in 1997, and was re-elected in 2009 for a term that was set to expire in 2015.[2][3] Alyce Hailstone Farrell won the general election on November 3, 2015.
Education
Farrell earned her B.A. in communication arts from Marywood University in 1989 and her J.D. from the Penn State Dickinson School of Law in 1992.[4]
Career
- 1997-2015: Judge, Pennsylvania magisterial district, 45-1-02
- 1992-1998: Associate, Kreder, Brooks, Hailstone
- 1993-1997: Assistant Public Defender, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania[4]
Awards and associations
- Award of Recognition, Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University
- Award for Outstanding Dedication to the Treatment of Substance Abuse, Lackawanna County Court System and Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services
- Order of Barristers, National Advocacy Honor Society
- Outstanding Trial Advocacy, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Tournament of Champions Trial Competition[2]
Elections
2015
See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2015
Hailstone Farrell was re-elected without opposition to the Lackawanna County Magisterial District in 2015. Pennsylvania's general judicial election was held on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was March 11, 2015.[5]
2013
Farrell ran for the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas.[6] She cross-filed in both Democratic and Republican primaries and was defeated in both, receiving 24.3 percent of the Republican vote and 24.6 percent of the Democratic vote on May 21, 2013.[7]
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013
Approach to the law
| “ | A fair and impartial judicial system is essential to a democratic society. My judicial philosophy as your judge has been clear: fidelity to the law. This is a simple, but important conviction, and I pledge that I will continue to follow it to ensure fairness before the courts.[8] | ” |
| —Alyce Hailstone Farrell[4] | ||
See also
External links
- Alyce Hailstone Farrell Campaign Page
- Alyce Hailstone Farrell Facebook Campaign Page
- Alyce Hailstone Farrell Twitter Campaign Page
- Alyce Hailstone Farrell Linkedin Page
Footnotes
- ↑ Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "Magisterial Districts Judges," accessed June 12, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Campaign Website, "About," archived December 19, 2013
- ↑ Facebook.com, "Alyce Hailstone Farrell for Judge Facebook Page: About," accessed January 6, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 LinkedIn.com, "Alyce Hailstone Farrell," accessed July 7, 2015
- ↑ Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, "Municipal Primary Election Certified Results," May 19, 2015
- ↑ The Times Tribune, "Another judge candidate and Republicans for all row offices," March 13, 2013
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Election Returns - 2013 Municipal Primary, Court of Common Pleas"
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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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
