John Bender
2023 - Present
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John T. Bender (Republican Party) is a senior judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. He assumed office in 2023.
Bender ran for re-election for judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. He won in the retention election on November 2, 2021.
Biography
Education
Bender received his B.A. from the School of Journalism at Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law in 1976.[1]
Career
Prior to joining the Superior Court, Bender was a judge on the Allegheny County Magisterial District from 1997 to 2002. Before that, he served as an assistant district attorney for Allegheny County. After Bender earned his J.D., he served as a law clerk for William R. Cercone and Rolf Larson. [1]
Elections
2021
See also: Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2021
Pennsylvania Superior Court
John T. Bender was retained to the Pennsylvania Superior Court on November 2, 2021 with 62.2% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
62.2
|
1,428,650 | ||
No |
37.8
|
868,407 | |||
Total Votes |
2,297,057 | ||||
|
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2011
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Bender was retained by voters to his seat on the Superior Court, winning a "yes" vote of 71.8%.[2][3]
Recommendation
- Recommended for Retention, Pennsylvania Bar Association[4]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John T. Bender did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pennsylvania Courts, "Judges of the Superior Court," archived December 21, 2002
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Elections Returns"
- ↑ York County Elections Division, "Specimen Ballot 2011"
- ↑ Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, "Pennsylvania Bar Association Releases Ratings for Retention Elections," archived November 2, 2011
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