Kathy Firestine

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Kathy Firestine

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Kathy Firestine was an Independent candidate for the Allegheny County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. Firestine was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017.

Elections

2017

See also: Pennsylvania local trial court judicial 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.[1]

Incumbent Kim M. Hoots (D) defeated Marc Taiani (R) and Kathy Firestine (Independent) in the general election for the Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-10.[2]

Allegheny County Magisterial District 05-02-10, General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kim M. Hoots Incumbent 75.55% 2,763
     Republican Marc Taiani 15.04% 550
     Independent Kathy Firestine 9.27% 339
Write-in votes 0.14% 5
Total Votes 3,657
Source: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, "2017 General Election Results," November 29, 2017

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.[3][4]

Qualifications
A judge must be:

  • a local resident for at least one year;[4]
  • 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.[4]

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