Daine A. Grey Jr.
Daine A. Grey Jr. (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania.
Grey ran for re-election for judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He won in the retention election on November 4, 2025.
Education
Grey earned his B.A. from Drew University in 1992 and his J.D. from Temple University in 1995.[1]
Career
- 2003-2016: Sole practitioner/Criminal Defense
- 2001-2003: Law associate, Marshal Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin
- 1998-2001: State public defender, Philadelphia Defender's Association
- 1996-1998: Judicial law clerk, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2025)
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Daine A. Grey Jr. was retained to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on November 4, 2025 with 68.7% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
68.7
|
197,295 | ||
No |
31.3
|
89,922 | |||
Total Votes |
287,217 | ||||
|
|
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Grey in this election.
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 general election.
| Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, 12 seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kenneth J. Powell, Jr. Incumbent |
9.4% | 150,720 | |
| Democratic | Mia Roberts-Perez |
9.1% | 145,722 | |
| Democratic | Kai Scott |
8.9% | 143,461 | |
| Democratic | Tracy Brandeis-Roman |
8.8% | 141,304 | |
| Democratic | Abbe Fletman Incumbent |
8.7% | 140,026 | |
| Democratic | Lyris Younge |
8.3% | 133,420 | |
| Democratic | Stephanie M. Sawyer |
7.8% | 124,875 | |
| Democratic | Michael Fanning Incumbent |
7.5% | 119,823 | |
| Democratic | Chris Mallios |
7.5% | 119,757 | |
| Democratic | Daine A. Grey Jr. |
7.4% | 119,141 | |
| Democratic | Rainy Papademetriou |
7.3% | 117,702 | |
| Democratic | Scott Diclaudio |
7.0% | 112,577 | |
| Republican | Vincent Furlong | 2.3% | 36,186 | |
| Total Votes | 1,604,714 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.
Bar association rating
Grey was recommended by the Philadelphia Bar Association.[2]
Endorsements
Grey's 2015 endorsements included the following:
2013
Grey ran unsuccessfully for the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas and the Philadelphia Municipal Court.[5]
Municipal court
Grey ran unsuccessfully for election to the Philadelphia Municipal Court. He was defeated in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2013, after receiving 4.4 percent of the vote.[6]
Court of common pleas
Grey ran unsuccessfully for election to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. He was defeated in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2013, after receiving 1.5 percent of the vote.[6]
Bar association rating
Grey was recommended by the Philadelphia Bar Association.[7]
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Daine A. Grey Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daine A. Grey, Jr. campaign website, "Bio"
- ↑ Philadelphia Bar Association, "Philadelphia Bar Association Releases Final Ratings of Judicial Candidates for May 19 Primary Election," May 5, 2015
- ↑ Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO, "Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Endorsements in May 2015 Primary," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters, "2015 Election Endorsements," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ Phillyelection.com, "2013 Primary Official Button Numbers"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Election Returns - 2013 Municipal Primary, Municipal Court" Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "primary2013" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Philadelphia Bar Association, "Philadelphia Bar Association Releases First Round of Ratings of Judicial Candidates for May 21 Primary Election," April 2, 2013
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
