Kenneth J. Powell, Jr.
Kenneth J. Powell, Jr. is a judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was appointed by Governor Tom Corbett (R) in June 2014.[1] He ran for a full term on the court in 2015 and was elected to a term ending in 2025.[2] Powell has previously served on the court after an appointment by Governor Corbett in June 2012. He was defeated in his 2013 re-election attempt.[3][4]
Education
Powell received his undergraduate degree from LaSalle University and his J.D. from the Temple University School of Law.[5]
Career
Powell was previously a Philadelphia Municipal Court judge until his term expired in December 2011.[6]
Elections
2015
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2015
Pennsylvania's judicial elections included a primary on May 19, 2015, and a general election on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was March 11, 2015.
The following candidates ran in the general election.
| Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, 12 seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kenneth J. Powell, Jr. Incumbent |
9.4% | 150,720 | |
| Democratic | Mia Roberts-Perez |
9.1% | 145,722 | |
| Democratic | Kai Scott |
8.9% | 143,461 | |
| Democratic | Tracy Brandeis-Roman |
8.8% | 141,304 | |
| Democratic | Abbe Fletman Incumbent |
8.7% | 140,026 | |
| Democratic | Lyris Younge |
8.3% | 133,420 | |
| Democratic | Stephanie M. Sawyer |
7.8% | 124,875 | |
| Democratic | Michael Fanning Incumbent |
7.5% | 119,823 | |
| Democratic | Chris Mallios |
7.5% | 119,757 | |
| Democratic | Daine A. Grey Jr. |
7.4% | 119,141 | |
| Democratic | Rainy Papademetriou |
7.3% | 117,702 | |
| Democratic | Scott Diclaudio |
7.0% | 112,577 | |
| Republican | Vincent Furlong | 2.3% | 36,186 | |
| Total Votes | 1,604,714 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.
Bar association rating
Powell was recommended by the Philadelphia Bar Association.[7]
Endorsements
- Philadelpha Democratic City Committee
- Philadelphia AFL-CIO
- AFSCME District Council 47
- Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #5
- Liberty City LGBT Democrats
- The Philadelphia Firefighters and Paramedics Union Local 22
- IBEW Local 98
- TWU Local 234
- Operating Engineers Local 542
- Pentecostal Clergy Of Philadelphia and Vicinity
- Afro-Caribbean and Latin American PAC
- ILA District Council
- ILA Local 1291
- 5th Ward Democratic Executive Committee Wards 5, 8, 9, 27 and 30[8]
2013
Powell, Jr. ran for re-election to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
Primary: He received 43.9 percent of the vote in the Republican primary on May 21, 2013. He also cross-filed as a Democrat, but lost that primary with 4.9% of the vote.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 5, 2013, after receiving 3.3 percent of the vote. Joe Fernandes, Daniel D. McCaffery, Giovanni O. Campbell, Sierra Thomas Street, Timika Lane and Anne Marie B. Coyle were also on the ballot, competing for six open seats.
Bar association rating
Powell was recommended by the Philadelphia Bar Association.[11]
2011
Powell won the Republican Party primary on May 17 for the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. He received 3 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary and 10 percent of the vote in the Republican primary.[12] He was defeated in a race for eleven seats in the general election on November 8.[13] He withdrew from the Philadelphia Municipal Court race to focus on his Court of Common Pleas candidacy.[14]
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Bar association rating
Powell was recommended by the Philadelphia Bar Association.[15]
Recent news
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See also
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas
- Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ PA.gov Office of the Governor, "Governor Corbett Announces Recent Appointments, Nominations and Confirmations," June 20, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedelection2015 - ↑ PR Newswire, "Governor Corbett Announces Confirmations," July 2, 2012
- ↑ Philadelphia County Bureau of Elections, "Unofficial Election Results"
- ↑ Philly.com, "Inquirer Judicial Candidate Questionaire - Kenneth J. Powell, Jr."
- ↑ Philadelphia Municipal Court Judges
- ↑ Philadelphia Bar Association, "Philadelphia Bar Association Releases Final Ratings of Judicial Candidates for May 19 Primary Election," May 5, 2015
- ↑ Judge Ken Powell campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ The Public Record, "Will Ethnic Vote Help Judicial Hopeful?" April 4, 2013
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2013 Municipal Primary, Unofficial Results"
- ↑ The Inquirer, "Philadelphia Bar Association backs 10 judge candidates," April 4, 2013
- ↑ Philadelphia County Bureau of Elections, "Unofficial Election Results"
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Unofficial Returns"
- ↑ Philadelphia County Election Results, "Official button list for general election"
- ↑ The Legal Intelligencer Blog, "Phila. Bar Rates Four More 'Recommended'," April 29, 2011
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