Fred Cutaio

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Fred Cutaio

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Fred Cutaio was a candidate for a judgeship on the Monroe County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. Cutaio was defeated in the primary election on May 16, 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 Brian R. Germano defeated Mitchell Marcus and Fred Cutaio in the Democratic primary for the Monroe County Magisterial District 43-4-01.[2]

Monroe County Magisterial District 43-4-01, Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Brian R. Germano Incumbent 48.67% 347
Mitchell Marcus 28.33% 202
Fred Cutaio 23.00% 164
Total Votes 713
Source: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, "2017 - Municipal Primary," accessed May 17, 2017


Mitchell Marcus defeated incumbent Brian R. Germano and Fred Cutaio in the Republican primary for the Monroe County Magisterial District 43-4-01.[3]

Monroe County Magisterial District 43-4-01, Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mitchell Marcus 41.22% 237
Brian R. Germano Incumbent 40.00% 230
Fred Cutaio 18.78% 108
Total Votes 575
Source: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, "2017 - Municipal Primary," accessed May 17, 2017

2011

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011

Cutaio ran for an open seat on the Monroe County Magisterial District. He was defeated by Brian R. Germano in both parties' primaries on May 17. He received 34 percent in the Democratic primary and 34 percent of the vote in the Republican primary.[4] Both candidates have cross-filed with the Democratic and Republican parties.

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.[5][6]

Qualifications
A judge must be:

  • a local resident for at least one year;[6]
  • 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.[6]

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