John Bailey (Pennsylvania)
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive election coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population as well as mayoral, city council, and district attorney election coverage in state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities. This judge is outside of that coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates.
This page is about the Chester County Magisterial District judge. If you are looking for information on the Article III federal judge, please see John Bailey.
John Bailey is a judge on the Chester County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. He was elected in 2011.
Biography
Bailey earned an administrative justice degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He has been certified by the Pennsylvania Minor Judiciary Board to served as a magisterial district judge. Bailey has been active in various law enforcement positions since 1977.[1]
Awards and associations
- Chairman, Chester County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #11 Hero Plaque Program
- Adjunct Professor, Wilmington University
- Adjunct Professor, Delaware Community College
- Adjunct Professor, Immaculata University
- Member, ARC of Chester County
- Member, The Variety Club
- Member, Young Life of Chester County
- Member, PHILABUNDANCE[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] Incumbent [[John Bailey (Pennsylvania)
|John Bailey]] ran unopposed in the general election. He was unopposed in the Democratic and Republican primaries. [3]
| Chester County Magisterial District 15-4-03, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
 John Bailey Incumbent | ||
2011
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Bailey won the Republican Party primary on May 17. He received 24.1 percent in the Democratic primary and 69.7 percent of the vote in the Republican primary.[4] He has cross-filed with the Democratic and Republican parties. He defeated Jo Ann P Kelton in the general election November 8, winning 55.16 percent of the vote.[5]
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]
Endorsements
2011
- Chester County Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #11
- West Whiteland Township Police Officers Association
- Carpenters Union Local 465[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bailey for Judge, Official campaign website
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Chester County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Chester County Bureau of Election, "Unofficial Election Results"
- ↑ Chester County Bureau of Election, "Unofficial General Election Results"
- ↑ 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
| ||||||||||
