Karen Simmons

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Karen Simmons

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Philadelphia Municipal Court

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2030

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 7, 2023

Karen Simmons is a judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court in Pennsylvania. Simmons' current term ends on January 7, 2030.

Simmons ran for re-election for judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court in Pennsylvania. Simmons won in the retention election on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)

General election

General election for Philadelphia Municipal Court

Incumbent Karen Simmons won election in the general election for Philadelphia Municipal Court on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Karen Simmons (Nonpartisan)	100.0	160,475

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Simmons in this election.

2017

See also: Municipal elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2017)

Karen Simmons was retained in the Philadelphia Municipal Court, Simmons Seat election with 79.23 percent of the vote.

Philadelphia Municipal Court, Simmons Seat, 2016
Name	Yes votes
Karen Simmons	79.23%
Source: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, "November 7, 2017 Municipal General & Special Election," November 28, 2017

Campaign themes

2023

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Footnotes

Pennsylvania courts

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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

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Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania