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Megan Sullivan
2022 - Present
2032
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Megan Sullivan (Republican Party) is a judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. She assumed office on January 3, 2022. Her current term ends on January 5, 2032.
Sullivan (Republican Party) ran for election for judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. She won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Sullivan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Megan Sullivan earned a bachelor's degree from Saint Joseph's University in 1993 and a J.D. from the Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2001. Her career experience includes working as a deputy attorney general in the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, an assistant district attorney and supervisory district attorney in Chester County, and an assistant general counsel for West Chester University.[1]
Elections
2021
See also: Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2021
General election
General election for Pennsylvania Superior Court
Megan Sullivan defeated Timika Lane in the general election for Pennsylvania Superior Court on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Megan Sullivan (R)  | 53.6 | 1,478,252 |
 | Timika Lane (D) | 46.4 | 1,278,771 | |
| Total votes: 2,757,023 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court
Timika Lane defeated Jill Beck and Bryan Neft in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timika Lane | 48.8 | 482,433 |
 | Jill Beck | 39.7 | 392,205 | |
 | Bryan Neft | 11.5 | 113,393 | |
| Total votes: 988,031 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court
Megan Sullivan advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania Superior Court on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Megan Sullivan | 100.0 | 881,046 |
| Total votes: 881,046 | |||
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Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Megan Sullivan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sullivan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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As a prosecutor for more than 12 years, Megan has been a fierce advocate for victims and the citizens of the Commonwealth. From 2002 to 2012, she served as an Assistant District Attorney in Chester County prosecuting cases ranging from child abuse to white collar crime. From 2017 to 2021, she served as a Pennsylvania Deputy Attorney General by investigating and prosecuting fraud. She spent an extensive period of time in the appeals unit, drafting briefs and arguing appeals before the Superior Court.
Megan also served as assistant general counsel to West Chester University, handling a range of legal matters and advising university departments on federal and state regulatory and higher education laws. She also spent several years in private practice representing businesses, municipalities, and educational institutions.
- “Over the course of my 20-year legal career, I have gained the knowledge and experience that make me well-prepared to serve as a judge on the Pennsylvania Superior Court.” - Megan Sullivan
- “I was honored to be rated by the non-partisan Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Committee as “Recommended” for the position of Judge on the Pennsylvania Superior Court. In addition to citing my extensive legal experience, the non-partisan evaluation committee noted that I am “very well regarded by [my] peers, being described as well-prepared, open and honest, and collegial.”’ - Megan Sullivan
- “If elected I will serve as an independent and impartial judge who treats each individual in my courtroom with respect in the pursuit of a fair and just outcome.” – Megan Sullivan
"The Diary of Anne Frank" - Anne Frank
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 8 2021
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