Carolyn S. Bengel
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2030
Carolyn S. Bengel is a judge for District Court 05-2-05 of the Allegheny County Magisterial District Court in Pennsylvania. Her current term ends on January 7, 2030.
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Biography
Bengel earned her undergraduate degree from Saint Vincent College and her J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law. Bengel previously served as an assistant public defender for Allegheny County.
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.[1]
Incumbent Carolyn S. Bengel ran unopposed in the general election. She was unopposed in the Democratic and Republican primaries. [2]
| Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-05, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 Carolyn S. Bengel Incumbent | ||
2011
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Bengel won the Democratic and Republican primaries on May 17, 2011. She was re-elected after running unopposed on November 8, 2011.[3]
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.[4][5]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[5]
- 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.[5]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Allegheny Valley Optimist Club, Respect for Law Award
- Family Services of Western Pennsylvania, Community Award
- Allegheny County Community, Citation of Merit
- Alle-Kiski Area Hope Center, P.R.I.D.E. of Hope Award
Associations
- Member, Special Courts Judges Association
- Member, Allegheny Valley Optimist Club
- Former Member, Women's Bar Association of Western PA
- Advisory Board, Salvation Army
- Sponsor, Bengel's Law & Order girls softball team
- Sponsor, Bengel's Bailiffs youth soccer team
- Member, Harrison Hills Vol. Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary
- Member, Integrity Lodge No. 79
- Member, Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Church
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "Running for Office," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "2011 Election Night Final Results"
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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
