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Dale F. Nicholson
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2024
Dale F. Nicholson is a judge for the Beaver County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania.[1] He was first elected to the court in 2005.
Biography
Nicholson earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton in 1974 and his master's degree from Youngstown State University in 1984. Between his undergraduate and graduate coursework, Nicholson served as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He then served as a police officer for New Brighton for 26 years until his election to the magisterial district court in 2005.[2]
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.[3]
Incumbent Dale F. Nicholson ran unopposed in the general election. He was unopposed in the Democratic and Republican primaries. [4][5]
| Beaver County Magisterial District 36-3-01, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 Dale F. Nicholson Incumbent | ||
2011
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Nicholson was re-elected after running unopposed in 2011. He cross-filed with the Republican and Democratic parties.[6]
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.[7][8]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[8]
- 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.[8]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "Magisterial Districts Judges," accessed June 12, 2015
- ↑ Beaver County, Pennsylvania, "Judge Dale F. Nicholson," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Beaver County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Democratic Ballot," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Beaver County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Republican Ballot," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Beaver County Board of Elections, "2011 Official Primary Election Results," archived September 7, 2011
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 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
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