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Barbara Pianka
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Barbara Pianka is a judge for the Dauphin County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania.[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 Barbara Pianka (Democratic/Republican) ran unopposed in the general election for the Dauphin County Magisterial District 12-1-02.
| Dauphin County Magisterial District 12-1-02, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Barbara Pianka Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Barbara Pianka defeated Joshua Feldman in the Democratic primary for the Dauphin County Magisterial District 12-1-02.[3]
| Dauphin County Magisterial District 12-1-02, Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Barbara Pianka Incumbent |
57.60% | 1,088 |
| Joshua Feldman | 42.40% | 801 |
| Total Votes | 1,889 | |
| Source: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, "Results for the May 16, 2017 Primary Election," accessed May 17, 2017 | ||
Incumbent Barbara Pianka defeated Joshua Feldman in the Republican primary for the Dauphin County Magisterial District 12-1-02.[4]
| Dauphin County Magisterial District 12-1-02, Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Barbara Pianka Incumbent |
50.50% | 153 |
| Joshua Feldman | 49.50% | 150 |
| Total Votes | 303 | |
| Source: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, "Results for the May 16, 2017 Primary Election," accessed May 17, 2017 | ||
2011
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Pianka won both parties' primaries on May 17. She received 47 percent in the Democratic primary and 91.9 percent of the vote in the Republican primary.[5] She was re-elected after running unopposed on November 8.[6]
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.[7][8]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[8]
- 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.[8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "Magisterial Districts Judges," accessed June 12, 2015
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Dauphin County Bureau of Election, "Unofficial Election Results"
- ↑ Dauphin County Bureau of Election, "Unofficial 2011 Municipal Election Results"
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 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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