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Greg Bazylak
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2024
Greg Bazylak is a judge on the Jefferson County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. [1] He was elected in 2011.
Biography
Bazylak earned his undergraduate and J.D. degrees from Duquesne University. Since his admission to the bar Bazylak has been actively involved in private practice and has also served as an Assistant Public Defender.[2]
Associations
- Member, National Rifle Association
- Member, Brookville Fraternal Order of Eagles 983
- Member, Brookville Lions Club
- Member, Knights of Columbus
- Member, Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
- Member, Pennsylvania Farmers Union
- Member, Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Brookville
- Member, Stanton United Methodist Church[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 Greg Bazylak ran unopposed in the general election. He was unopposed in the Democratic and Republican primaries. [4][5]
| Jefferson County Magisterial District 54-3-03, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | ||
 Greg Bazylak Incumbent | ||
2011
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Bazylak won the Republican party primary on May 17. He received 30.8 percent in the Democratic primary and 33.3 percent of the vote in the Republican primary.[6] He defeated Beth Ammerman Gerg in the general election on November 8, winning 53.8 percent of the vote.[7]
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.[8][9]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[9]
- 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.[9]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nashua Telegraph, "Greg Bazylak is candidate for Magisterial District position," February 2, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bazylak for Judge, Official facebook page
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Democratic Sample Ballot," accessed April 27, 2017
- ↑ Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Republican Sample Ballot," accessed April 27, 2017
- ↑ Jefferson County, Official Election Results
- ↑ The Courier Express, "Few surprises in Tuesday's election," November 9, 2011
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 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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