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Barbara Thomson
Barbara Thomson (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court in Pennsylvania. Thomson assumed office on January 1, 2024. Thomson's current term ends on January 7, 2030.
Thomson (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court in Pennsylvania. Thomson won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)
General election
General election for Philadelphia Municipal Court (2 seats)
Barbara Thomson and Colleen McIntyre Osborne defeated Rania Major in the general election for Philadelphia Municipal Court on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barbara Thomson (D) | 50.1 | 208,221 |
| ✔ |  | Colleen McIntyre Osborne (D)  | 39.0 | 162,250 |
| Rania Major (R) | 10.8 | 44,774 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 420 | ||
| Total votes: 415,665 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia Municipal Court (2 seats)
Barbara Thomson and Colleen McIntyre Osborne defeated Melissa Francis and Rania Major in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia Municipal Court on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Thomson | 41.4 | 126,504 |
| ✔ | | Colleen McIntyre Osborne | 29.1 | 88,841 |
| Melissa Francis | 15.2 | 46,476 | ||
| Rania Major | 14.1 | 43,218 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 511 | ||
| Total votes: 305,550 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joe Green (D)
- Caroline Turner (D)
- Qawi Abdul-Rahman (D)
- Cortez Patton (D)
- MK Feeney (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Philadelphia Municipal Court (2 seats)
Rania Major advanced from the Republican primary for Philadelphia Municipal Court on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rania Major | 97.9 | 10,429 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 228 | ||
| Total votes: 10,657 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Thomson in this election.
2021
Philadelphia Municipal Court Judges Gerard A. Kosinski and Marsha H. Neifield filed to run for retention in 2021, but later withdrew.[1] As a result, three seats on the municipal court were up in the primary election, but five seats were up in the general election on November 2, 2021. The Democratic Party nominated candidates Christian DiCicco and Fran McCloskey to run for the additional two seats in the general election. Their names did not appear on the Democratic primary ballot.[2][3]
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2021)
General election
General election for Philadelphia Municipal Court (5 seats)
Greg Yorgey-Girdy, Fran McCloskey, Michael Lambert, George Twardy Jr., and Christian DiCicco won election in the general election for Philadelphia Municipal Court on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Greg Yorgey-Girdy (D) | 21.0 | 146,913 |
| ✔ | Fran McCloskey (D) | 20.1 | 140,486 | |
| ✔ | Michael Lambert (D) | 19.9 | 139,656 | |
| ✔ |  | George Twardy Jr. (D) | 19.9 | 139,044 |
| ✔ | Christian DiCicco (D) | 18.9 | 132,537 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,412 | ||
| Total votes: 700,048 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia Municipal Court (5 seats)
Greg Yorgey-Girdy, Michael Lambert, and George Twardy Jr. defeated Barbara Thomson in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia Municipal Court on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Yorgey-Girdy | 27.9 | 95,468 |
| ✔ | Michael Lambert | 27.0 | 92,500 | |
| ✔ | | George Twardy Jr. | 24.1 | 82,529 |
| Barbara Thomson | 21.0 | 71,870 | |
| Total votes: 342,367 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Christian DiCicco (D)
- John Padova Jr. (D)
- Caroline Turner (D)
- Fran McCloskey (D)
- Rania Major (D)
- Sherrie Cohen (D)
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Barbara Thomson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Barbara Thomson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "DECLARATIONS OF CANDIDACY FILED BY INCUMBENT JUDGES FOR RETENTION IN 2021," accessed October 20, 2021
- ↑ Philadelphia 3.0, "‘MAGIC SEAT’ JUDGES AND THE BROKEN CHAIN OF PARTY ACCOUNTABILITY," September 10, 2021
- ↑ Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Municipal and Special Election Philadelphia County," November 2, 2021
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
