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Chris McCabe

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Chris McCabe
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Education

Bachelor's

Georgetown University, 1983

Law

Temple University, Beasley School of Law, 1986


Chris McCabe was a Democratic candidate for the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. McCabe withdrew from the race on March 22, 2017.

McCabe also ran for the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in 2015. He was defeated in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2015.[1]

Biography

McCabe received an undergraduate degree in history from Georgetown University in 1983 and a J.D. from the Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1986. Below is a summary of McCabe's professional experience.[2]

  • Attorney, Jacoby Donner, P.C.
  • 1992-2005: City of Philadelphia Law Department - Assistant city solicitor, deputy city solicitor, divisional deputy city solicitor and senior attorney
  • 1988-1992: Associate attorney, Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen
  • 1986-1988: Law clerk, Judge Donald E. Wieand of the Pennsylvania Superior Court

McCabe started writing a legal blog called PA Public Contracts in 2012.[2]

Awards and associations

Awards

  • 1991: Craig M. Perry Community Service Award, Philadelphia Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division

Associations

  • 2008-2014: Member, Engineers' Club of Philadelphia Board of Directors
  • Founding member, Philadelphia Bar Association's Homeless Advocacy Project
    • 1993: President
    • 1990-2003: Board member
  • Volunteer and former board member, Philadelphia VIP
  • Former board member, Pennsylvania Legal Services[2]

Elections

2017

See also: Pennsylvania local trial court judicial elections, 2017

McCabe filed to run for the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, but withdrew his candidacy on March 22, 2017.

2015

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2015

Pennsylvania's judicial elections included a primary on May 19, 2015, and a general election on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was March 11, 2015.

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, 12 seats, Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Kenneth J. Powell, Jr. Incumbent 4.7% 53,682
Green check mark transparent.png Kai Scott 4.6% 51,923
Green check mark transparent.png Tracy Brandeis-Roman 4.5% 51,028
Green check mark transparent.png Abbe Fletman Incumbent 4.1% 46,533
Green check mark transparent.png Mia Roberts-Perez 3.8% 42,778
Green check mark transparent.png Lyris Younge 3.6% 40,815
Green check mark transparent.png Rainy Papademetriou 3.5% 39,802
Green check mark transparent.png Scott Diclaudio 3.5% 39,678
Green check mark transparent.png Daine A. Grey Jr. 3.4% 38,151
Green check mark transparent.png Chris Mallios 3.0% 34,428
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Fanning Incumbent 2.9% 33,310
Green check mark transparent.png Stephanie M. Sawyer 2.9% 33,199
Jennifer Schultz 2.9% 32,825
Leon Goodman 2.8% 31,853
Vincent Melchiorre Incumbent 2.6% 29,548
Frances Fattah 2.6% 29,116
Brian Ortelere 2.5% 28,514
Stella Tsai 2.4% 26,957
Deborah Watson-Stokes 2.4% 26,656
Thomas Martin 2.3% 26,602
Jon Marshall 2.2% 24,922
Sandjai Weaver 2.1% 23,950
Lynne M. Summers 2.1% 23,896
Betsy Wahl 2.1% 23,662
James Berardinelli 2.0% 22,783
Anthony Kyriakakis 1.9% 21,718
Lucretia Clemons 1.8% 20,636
Vincent Furlong 1.8% 20,189
Leon King II 1.7% 19,781
Edward Louden Jr. 1.7% 19,664
Marissa Brumbach 1.7% 19,558
Wayne Bennett 1.6% 17,758
Chris McCabe 1.5% 16,628
Jodi Lobel 1.5% 16,449
Vince Giusini 1.4% 16,363
Shanese Johnson 1.4% 15,368
Rania Major 1.2% 13,798
Joshua Hill 1.2% 13,471
Sherman Toppin 1.1% 12,627
William Ciancaglini 0.9% 9,762
Franklin Bennett III 0.7% 7,653
Tangie Boston 0.7% 7,491
Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes 1,125,525
Source: Philly Election Results, "May 19, 2015 Municipal Primary & Special Election Results," May 20, 2015

Selection method

See also: Partisan election of judges

The 439 judges of the court of common pleas are elected to 10-year terms in partisan elections. Candidates may cross-file with both political parties for the partisan primaries, which are followed by general elections where the primary winners from each party compete.[3][4] Judges must run in yes-no retention elections if they wish to continue serving after their first term. A separate part of the ballot is designated for these elections, and judges' names appear without respect to party affiliation.[3][5]

  • The president judge of each Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas is chosen by either peer vote or seniority, depending on the size of the court. Statewide, all courts composed of more than seven individuals must select their chief judge by peer vote. Those with seven or fewer members select their chief by seniority.[3][6]

Qualifications
To serve on an appellate or general jurisdiction court, a judge must:[3]

  • have state residence for at least one year;
  • be a district resident for at least one year (for common pleas judges);
  • be a member of the state bar; and
  • be under the age of 75.

While retirement at 75 is mandatory, judges may apply for senior judge status. Senior judges may serve as such until the last day of the calendar year in which they turn 78.[6]

See also

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