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Analisa Sondergaard
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Analisa Sondergaard is a judge on the Chester County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. She was elected in 2011.
Biography
Sondergaard earned her undergraduate degree from Christian Brothers University in 1991 and her J.D. from Temple University School of Law in 1994. Following her admission to the bar Sondergaard worked in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office from 1995 until 2002. She then entered private practice, working for Rawle & Henderson from 2002 until 2007 and then became a senior associate at McDonnell & Associates where she still works.[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Sarah H. Shull Memorial Award for Excellence in Legal Writing and Research
- Outstanding Liberal Arts Student Award, 1991[1]
Associations
- Member, Psi Chi Honor Society
- Member, Alpha Chi Honor Society
- Member, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, State of New Jersey Bar Association
- Member, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey Bar Association
- Member, Third Circuit Court of Appeals Bar Association
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association[1]
Elections
2017
Pennsylvania held local judicial elections on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on May 16, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 7, 2017. Candidates and recently appointed judges of the Courts of Common Pleas must initially run in partisan elections. Subsequent terms are won through retention elections. Elections for the Magisterial District Courts are always partisan. Pennsylvania allows cross-filing for candidates running in partisan elections. Most candidates run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries.[2]
Incumbent Analisa Sondergaard (Democratic/Republican) ran unopposed in the general election for the Chester County Magisterial District 15-4-01.[3]
| Chester County Magisterial District 15-4-01, General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Analisa Sondergaard Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 6,403 | |
| Total Votes | 6,403 | |||
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 7, 2017 | ||||
Incumbent Analisa Sondergaard and Liz Mercogliano ran in the Republican primary. Sondergaard also ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. [4]
| Chester County Magisterial District 15-4-01, Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Analisa Sondergaard Incumbent |
53.38% | 726 |
| Liz Mercogliano | 46.62% | 634 |
| Total Votes | 1,360 | |
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Official Primary Results," accessed January 9, 2018 | ||
2011
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Sondergaard won the Democratic Party primary on May 17. She received 81.1 percent in the Democratic primary and 29.1 percent of the vote in the Republican primary.[5] She defeated Jeremy M. Blackburn in the general election on November 8, winning 51.61 percent of the vote. [6][7]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
Judges of the Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts are selected in partisan elections. They serve six-year terms. After their initial term, magistrates must run for new terms in contested races.[8][9]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[9]
- a state bar member;*
- no younger than 21; and
- no older than 75.
*Magisterial district judges may alternatively pass a training course to sidestep the bar member requirement.[9]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sondergaard for Judge, Official campaign website
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Chester County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Chester County Bureau of Election, Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ Chester County, Unofficial General Election Results
- ↑ Main Line Times, "Local candidates for primary candidates," March 16, 2011
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Pennsylvania; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
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
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