Linsey Landis

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Linsey Landis

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Linsey Landis was a candidate for a judgeship for the Juniata County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. Landis was defeated in the primary election on May 16, 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 Jacqueline T. Leister defeated Linsey Landis in the Democratic primary for the Juniata County Magisterial District 41-3-02.[2]

Juniata County Magisterial District 41-3-02, Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jacqueline T. Leister Incumbent 67.54% 414
Linsey Landis 32.46% 199
Total Votes 613
Source: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Summary Report," accessed May 17, 2017


Incumbent Jacqueline T. Leister defeated Linsey Landis in the Republican primary for the Juniata County Magisterial District 41-3-02.[3]

Juniata County Magisterial District 41-3-02, Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jacqueline T. Leister Incumbent 67.37% 836
Linsey Landis 32.63% 405
Total Votes 1,241
Source: Juniata County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Summary Report," accessed May 17, 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.[4][5]

Qualifications
A judge must be:

  • a local resident for at least one year;[5]
  • 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.[5]

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