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Eric J. Taylor (Pennsylvania)
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Eric J. Taylor is a Democratic judge for the Berks County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. Taylor won the seat in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Taylor received a bachelor's degree in English and political science from Wake Forest University in 1994 and a J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law - Camden in 2004. He served in the Peace Corps in China from 1998 to 1999. Beginning in December 2005, Taylor has worked as an assistant public defender for Berks County. He was the assistant editor in 2012 and the editor from 2012 to 2014 of the Berks County Law Journal for the Berks Bar Association. Taylor was a law clerk for a judge from 2004 to 2005. He clerked for a federal magistrate judge during the summer of 2002. His organizational affiliations include serving on the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Berks County Board of Directors and a membership with the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Sacred Heart, West Reading.[1]
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.[2]
Eric J. Taylor (D) defeated Larry Medaglia (R) in the general election for the Berks County Magisterial District 23-2-2.[3]
| Berks County Magisterial District 23-2-2, General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Eric J. Taylor |
50.62% | 1,798 | |
| Republican | Larry Medaglia | 49.35% | 1,753 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.03% | 1 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,552 | |||
| Source: Berks County, Pennsylvania, "Election Results," accessed November 7, 2017 | ||||
Eric J. Taylor defeated Larry Medaglia in the Democratic primary for the Berks County Magisterial District 23-2-2.[4]
| Berks County Magisterial District 23-2-2, Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Eric J. Taylor |
65.61% | 725 |
| Larry Medaglia | 34.21% | 378 |
| Write-in votes | 0.18% | 2 |
| Total Votes | 1,105 | |
| Source: Berks County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Official Primary Election Results," May 16, 2017 | ||
Larry Medaglia defeated Eric J. Taylor in the Republican primary for the Berks County Magisterial District 23-2-2.[5]
| Berks County Magisterial District 23-2-2, Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Larry Medaglia |
66.41% | 769 |
| Eric J. Taylor | 33.59% | 389 |
| Total Votes | 1,158 | |
| Source: Berks County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Official Primary Election Results," May 16, 2017 | ||
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.[6][7]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[7]
- 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.[7]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on May 31, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, Pennsylvania, "Election Results," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Berks County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 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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