Cortez Patton
Cortez Patton (Democratic Party) is a judge-elect of the Philadelphia Municipal Court in Pennsylvania. Patton assumes office on January 5, 2026.
Patton (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court in Pennsylvania. Patton won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2025)
General election
General election for Philadelphia Municipal Court (4 seats)
Amanda Davidson, Sherrie Cohen, Michael Parkinson, and Cortez Patton won election in the general election for Philadelphia Municipal Court on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Amanda Davidson (D) | 29.7 | 250,225 |
| ✔ |  | Sherrie Cohen (D) | 26.9 | 227,280 |
| ✔ | Michael Parkinson (D) | 22.1 | 186,305 | |
| ✔ | Cortez Patton (D) | 21.2 | 178,470 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1,359 | ||
| Total votes: 843,639 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia Municipal Court (4 seats)
Amanda Davidson, Sherrie Cohen, and Cortez Patton defeated Shawn Page and Qawi Abdul-Rahman in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia Municipal Court on May 20, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amanda Davidson | 32.0 | 101,702 |
| ✔ | | Sherrie Cohen | 21.7 | 69,136 |
| ✔ | Cortez Patton | 20.0 | 63,745 | |
| Shawn Page | 15.6 | 49,571 | ||
| Qawi Abdul-Rahman | 10.5 | 33,434 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 662 | ||
| Total votes: 318,250 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mike Huff (D) (Unofficially withdrew)
Endorsements
Patton received the following endorsements.
2023
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)
General election
General election for Philadelphia Municipal Court (2 seats)
Barbara Thomson and Colleen McIntyre Osborne defeated Rania Major in the general election for Philadelphia Municipal Court on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Barbara Thomson (D) | 50.1 | 208,221 |
| ✔ |  | Colleen McIntyre Osborne (D) | 39.0 | 162,250 |
| Rania Major (R) | 10.8 | 44,774 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 420 | ||
| Total votes: 415,665 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia Municipal Court (2 seats)
Barbara Thomson and Colleen McIntyre Osborne defeated Melissa Francis and Rania Major in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia Municipal Court on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Barbara Thomson | 41.4 | 126,504 |
| ✔ | | Colleen McIntyre Osborne | 29.1 | 88,841 |
| Melissa Francis | 15.2 | 46,476 | ||
| Rania Major | 14.1 | 43,218 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 511 | ||
| Total votes: 305,550 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joe Green (D)
- Caroline Turner (D)
- Qawi Abdul-Rahman (D)
- Cortez Patton (D)
- MK Feeney (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Philadelphia Municipal Court (2 seats)
Rania Major advanced from the Republican primary for Philadelphia Municipal Court on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rania Major | 97.9 | 10,429 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 228 | ||
| Total votes: 10,657 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Cortez Patton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Cortez Patton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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
