David J. Sosovicka

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David J. Sosovicka

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Prior offices
Allegheny County Magisterial District Court 05-3-03

David J. Sosovicka was a judge for District Court 05-3-03 of the Allegheny County Magisterial District Court in Pennsylvania. He left office on January 1, 2024.

Sosovicka ran for re-election for the District Court 05-3-03 judge of the Allegheny County Magisterial District Court in Pennsylvania. He won in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Elections

2017

See also: Pennsylvania local trial court judicial 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.[1]

Incumbent David J. Sosovicka ran unopposed in the general election. He was unopposed in the Democratic and Republican primaries. [2]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.
Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-03-03, Primary Election, 2017
Candidate
Green check mark transparent.png David J. Sosovicka Incumbent

2011

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011

Sosovicka was re-elected after running unopposed in 2011.[3]

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.[4][5]

Qualifications
A judge must be:

  • a local resident for at least one year;[5]
  • 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.[5]

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