James McMaster
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James McMaster is a judge on the Bucks Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He was appointed by Governor Ed Rendell and in October 2010, and approved by the Pennsylvania Senate.[1] His current term expires on January 2, 2022.[2]
Education
McMaster earned his B.A. from Penn State University in 1974. He earned his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law in Camden in 1977.[3]
Career
McMaster has been actively engaged in private practice for 33 years. During this time he served as a Solicitor for Bensalem Township School District and Phoenixville Regional Planning Committee. He then worked for the Lower Southampton Township Planning Commission until he was elected as the Township Auditor for Lower Southampton Township where he served from 1976 to 1979. He served as a Special Counsel for West Vincent Township, and as the Pennsylvania General Counsel for the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission. He was appointed as a Judge on the Bucks Court of Common Pleas by Governor Ed Rendell in October of 2010.[3]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority
- Former Member, Bensalem Township School Board
- Former Board President, Bensalem Township School Board
- Former Board Member, Bucks County Technical High School
- Former Board Member, Bucks County Schools Intermediate Unit
- Past Vice President, Bucks County Schools Intermediate Unit
- Past President, Bucks County Schools Intermediate Unit
- Past President, Bensalem Chamber of Commerce
- Former Member, Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce.
- President, Bucks County Schools Intermediate Unit Art Education Trust
- Member, Business Partners Advisory Board, James Michener Art Museum, 2005-2010
- Member, Bucks County Bar Association
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Associations
- Former Member, Board of Directors, Bucks County Bar Association[3]
2011 election
McMaster ran for the seat he was appointed to in 2010. He defeated Michael D. Rubin in the Democratic and Republican primaries on May 17, 2011.[4] He was elected after running unopposed in the general election in November.[5]
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
See also
External links
- James McMaster Our Campaign website
- James M. McMaster Biography (dead link)
- Judges of Bucks County, Pennsylvania (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Senate surprises with OK of judicial nominees," October 14, 2010
- ↑ Pennsylvania State General Assembly, Appointees to the Court of Common Pleas, Bucks County
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 James McMaster Our Campaign website
- ↑ Bucks County Board of Elections, Election Summary
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Unofficial Returns
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
