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Chris McCabe
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
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.
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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelection2015 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 McCabe for Judge, "About," accessed March 25, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Pennsylvania," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ The Morning Call, "Ban Cross-filing As One Step," January 24, 1985
- ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "In Re: Nomination Papers of Marakay Rogers, Christina Valente and Carl J. Romanelli," November 7, 2006
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Pennsylvania Code, "Chapter 7. Assignment of Judges," accessed September 3, 2014
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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
