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Maureen Coggins
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Maureen Coggins is a judge for the Montgomery County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. Coggins won the seat in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Coggins also ran for the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in 2011 and 2013.[1]
Biography
Coggins earned her undergraduate degree from Franklin & Marshall College in 1989. She earned her J.D. from Widener University School of Law in 1992. Following her admission to the bar Coggins worked for the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office from 1993 until 2001. She then went into private practice at the firm Black & Gerngross before becoming an assistant public defender in 2002. Coggins has also served as the chief public defender of Lehigh County from 2004 until 2006 and as the deputy solicitor for Montgomery County from 2007 until 2008. She opened a private practice in 2002.[2]
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.[3]
Maureen Coggins (Democratic/Republican) ran unopposed in the general election for the Montgomery County Magisterial District 38-2-02.
| Montgomery County Magisterial District 38-2-02, General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic/Republican |  Maureen Coggins (unopposed) |
100.00% | 4,333 | |
| Total Votes | 4,333 | |||
| Source: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, "2017 General Election Official Results," accessed December 20, 2017 | ||||
Maureen Coggins defeated incumbent Catherine M. Hummel Fried in the Democratic primary for the Montgomery County Magisterial District 38-2-02.[4]
| Montgomery County Magisterial District 38-2-02, Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Maureen Coggins |
51.26% | 651 |
| Catherine M. Hummel Fried Incumbent | 48.74% | 619 |
| Total Votes | 1,270 | |
| Source: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Election," accessed May 16, 2017 | ||
Maureen Coggins defeated incumbent Catherine M. Hummel Fried in the Republican primary for the Montgomery County Magisterial District 38-2-02.[5]
| Montgomery County Magisterial District 38-2-02, Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Maureen Coggins |
54.43% | 1,155 |
| Catherine M. Hummel Fried Incumbent | 45.57% | 967 |
| Total Votes | 2,122 | |
| Source: Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Election," accessed May 16, 2017 | ||
2013
See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013
Coggins ran for election to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.
Primary: She received 35.1 percent of the vote in the Republican primary on May 21, 2013. She also cross-filed as a Democrat, but lost that primary with 10.8% of the vote.
General: She was defeated in the general election on November 5, 2013, after receiving 24.6 percent of the vote. Gail Weilheimer, Steven C. Tolliver and Sharon Giamporcaro were also on the ballot, competing for two open seats.[6][7][8][1]
2011
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Coggins ran for an open seat on the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. She received 15% in the Democratic primary and 40.4% of the vote in the Republican primary. She was defeated in the general election on November 8, receiving only 24% of the vote.[9][10]
Bar association rating
Coggins has been rated as "recommended" by the Montgomery County Bar Association's Judiciary Committee. [11]
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.[12][13]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[13]
- 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.[13]
Endorsements
2011
- Pennsylvania State Police Lodge 37
- Lower Merion Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 28
- Norristown Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 31
- Pennsylvania Narcotic Officers' Association
- County Detectives' Association of Pennsylvania[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pennsylvania Board of State Unofficial Election Results- Municipal Election 2013, November 8, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Coggins for Judge, Official campaign website
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State: Unofficial Candidate Listing
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Election Returns - 2013 Municipal Primary, Court of Common Pleas"
- ↑ Montgomery County Government, "Unofficial Election Results - 2013 Municipal Primary," May 21, 2013
- ↑ Montgomery County Bureau of Election, Unofficial Election Results
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Unofficial Returns
- ↑ Phillyburbs.com, "Four in race for Montco judge," May 9, 2011
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Pennsylvania; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
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
State resources:
Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania
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