Carl R. Garver
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Carl R. Garver is a judge on the Lebanon County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. He was elected in 2011.
Biography
Garver received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from West Chester University in 1977, a master's degree in criminal justice from Eastern Kentucky University in 1983 and a Doctorate of Education from Pennsylvania State University in 1997.[1] Garver began working as an instructor in the criminal justice program at Penn State-Harrisburg in 2007. Prior to this, he served as a detective in the Dauphin County District Attorney's Office from 1986 to 2006 and a Texas state trooper from 1978 to 1985.[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 Carl R. Garver ran unopposed in the general election. He was unopposed in the Democratic and Republican primaries. [3]
| Lebanon County Magisterial District 52-03-05, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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 Carl R. Garver Incumbent | ||
2011
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Garver won both parties primaries on May 17, 2011. He was elected after running unopposed on November 8, 2011.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[7]
- 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.[7]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 League of Women Voters of Lebanon, "Carl R. Carver"
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Lebanon County, Unofficial 2011 Municipal Election Results
- ↑ Lebanon County, Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 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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