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Bret Binder
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Bret Binder was a member of the Chester County Magisterial District Court 15-1-01 in Pennsylvania. Binder left office in 2020.
Binder (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Chester County Magisterial District Court 15-1-01 in Pennsylvania. Binder won in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Binder was elected as a judge on the Chester County Court of Common Please in 2019.[1]
Biography
Binder's professional experience includes working as a lawyer and founder of Binder & Canno, LLC.
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]
Bret Binder (D) defeated incumbent Mark A. Bruno (R) in the general election for the Chester County Magisterial District 15-1-01.[3]
| Chester County Magisterial District 15-1-01, General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Bret Binder |
53.38% | 3,637 | |
| Republican | Mark A. Bruno Incumbent | 46.62% | 3,176 | |
| Total Votes | 6,813 | |||
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Election Summary Report," accessed November 7, 2017 | ||||
Bret Binder defeated incumbent Mark A. Bruno in the Democratic primary for the Chester County Magisterial District 15-1-01.[4]
| Chester County Magisterial District 15-1-01, Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Bret Binder |
65.39% | 1,107 |
| Mark A. Bruno Incumbent | 34.55% | 585 |
| Write-in votes | 0.06% | 1 |
| Total Votes | 1,693 | |
| Source: Chester County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Official Primary Results," accessed January 9, 2018 | ||
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.[5][6]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[6]
- 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.[6]
2012
Binder ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 156. Binder defeated Cassandra Jones in the Democratic primary on April 24 and was defeated by incumbent Dan Truitt (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan Truitt Incumbent |
51.3% | 17,080 | |
| Democratic | Bret Binder | 48.7% | 16,193 | |
| Total Votes | 33,273 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Bret Binder |
52.8% | 1,252 |
| Cassandra Jones | 47.2% | 1,117 |
| Total Votes | 2,369 | |
Campaign themes
2012
Binder's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]
Education
- Excerpt: "As your State Representative I will fight to restore funding to ensure that the children of Pennsylvania and the businesses of Pennsylvania can thrive by Harrisburg properly investing in education."
Environment
- Excerpt: "I believe in protecting the environment and allocating appropriate funds to compensate Pennsylvanians for the extraction of Pennsylvania’s natural resources."
Economy
- Excerpt: "As your State Representative, I will look for ways to create more jobs for Pennsylvanians while improving our infrastructure. Chester County has many of our state’s beautiful historic bridges, many of which are in need of repair, as are bridges and roads across Pennsylvania. Harrisburg should be creating jobs for Pennsylvanians, repairing Pennsylvania’s infrastructure, and looking to new sources for the funds to do so."
Voter Rights
- Excerpt: "I am opposed to creating solutions to problems that don’t exist. Indeed, there is not one instance shown of voter fraud that this Voter ID bill would address. By requiring identification prior to voting, Republicans are merely attempting to create roadblocks to voting by specific groups, an action akin to a modern day poll tax. In fact, as found in other states, the bill could be unconstitutional."
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Government website of Chester County, Pennsylvania, "Honorable Bret M. Binder," accessed December 17, 2021
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Pennsylvania; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2012 Primary Candidate List In Ballot Order," March 9, 2012
- ↑ bretbinderforpa.com - Issues
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