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Dan Regan
Dan Regan is a judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. His current term ends in 2026.
Regan is running for re-election for judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He is on the ballot in the retention election on November 4, 2025.[source]
Education
Regan received his undergraduate degree from New York University and his J.D. from Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law.[1]
Career
Regan has served as a solicitor for the City of Pittsburgh since 2009. In this position, he helped create the city’s Nuisance Property Task Force. After graduating law school, Regan served as a law clerk at the Pennsylvania Superior Court. He then became an assistant district attorney in Allegheny County, a prosecutor for the City of Pittsburgh, and a private attorney with Caputo & Caputo, P.C. He rejoined Caputo, Caputo & Regan, P.C. in 2014. Additionally, he serves as special counsel to the Office of the District Attorney.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2025)
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Dan Regan is running for retention to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on November 4, 2025.
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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.
Hugh F. McGough faced Jennifer Staley McCrady, Dan Regan and PJ Murray in the general election.
| Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Jennifer Staley McCrady |
31.1% | 156,583 | |
| Democratic/Republican | Dan Regan |
29.5% | 148,524 | |
| Democratic | Hugh F. McGough |
24.4% | 122,602 | |
| Republican | PJ Murray | 14.9% | 75,119 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 502,828 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.
| Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jennifer Staley McCrady |
21.7% | 54,806 |
| Dan Regan |
14.9% | 37,659 |
| Hugh F. McGough |
13.7% | 34,601 |
| PJ Murray | 11.2% | 28,443 |
| William Caye II | 11.2% | 28,339 |
| Rosemary Crawford | 10.0% | 25,201 |
| Richard Schubert | 9.4% | 23,812 |
| Pauline Calabrese | 8.0% | 20,176 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 253,037 | |
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "2015 Primary Election Results-Democratic," May 20, 2015 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary.
| Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dan Regan |
20.0% | 16,952 |
| Jennifer Staley McCrady |
16.9% | 14,300 |
| PJ Murray |
16.8% | 14,265 |
| William Caye II | 14.2% | 12,014 |
| Hugh F. McGough | 13.1% | 11,122 |
| Richard Schubert | 10.1% | 8,603 |
| Pauline Calabrese | 8.9% | 7,546 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 84,802 | |
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "2015 Primary Election Results-Republican," May 20, 2015 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
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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
