Michael Wojcik
Michael Wojcik (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. He assumed office in 2016.
Wojcik ran for re-election for judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. He won in the retention election on November 4, 2025.
Biography
Michael Wojcik received a bachelor's degree from Juniata College in 1986 and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1989.[1] He previously worked as an attorney in private practice and as solicitor for Allegheny County.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2025
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, Seat 5 - Michael Wojcik
Michael Wojcik was retained to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on November 4, 2025 with 62.8% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ | Yes |
62.8
|
1,209,171 | ||
No |
37.2
|
715,885 | |||
Total Votes |
1,925,056 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wojcik in this election.
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.
Michael Wojcik faced Paul Lalley in the general election.
| Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, One seat, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Michael Wojcik |
52.8% | 1,050,003 | |
| Republican | Paul Lalley | 47.2% | 938,393 | |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,988,396 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
Todd Eagen faced Michael Wojcik in the Democratic primary.
| Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, One seat, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michael Wojcik |
55.4% | 342,813 |
| Todd Eagen | 44.6% | 275,581 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 618,394 | |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "2015 Municipal Primary Unofficial Results," May 19, 2015 | ||
Bar recommendations
- Recommended by the Pennsylvania Bar Association[2]
- Highly recommended by the Allegheny County Bar Association[3]
Endorsements
Wojcik's website listed the following endorsements:[4]
- 14th Ward Independent Democratic Club
- Association of Pennsylvania State Colleges & University Faculties (APSCUF)
- Allegheny County Central Labor Council
- Beaver-Lawrence County Central Labor Council
- Equality Pennsylvania
- FOP Lodge 1
- Keystone Progress PAC
- Pennsylvania AFL-CIO
- Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters
- Pennsylvania Medical Political Action Committee (PAMPAC)
- Pennsylvania State Building and Construction Trades Council
- Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association
- Pennsylvania State Troopers Association
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Primary)
- Pittsburgh Tribune Review (Primary)
- Pittsburgh Tribune Review (General)
- SEIU Pennsylvania State Council
- Steel City Stonewall Democrats
- Teamsters Joint Council 40
- United Mine Workers of America, Pennsylvania/New York COMPAC State Council
- Westmoreland County Central Labor Council
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Wojcik did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court |
Officeholder Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://retainjudgewojcik.com/meet-michael/ Michael Wojcik campaign website, "Bio," accessed May 27, 2015]
- ↑ Pennsylvania Bar Association, "Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission Issues Ratings for Judicial Candidates, Provides Information for Voters," April 23, 2015
- ↑ Allegheny County Bar Association, "Allegheny County Bar Association Releases Final List of Judiciary Ratings For Candidates Running in May 19th Primary," April 21, 2015
- ↑ Michael Wojcik campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed October 14, 2025
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