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Nicholas S. Lippincott
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Nicholas S. Lippincott was a judge of the Delaware County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania.[1] He ran in the 2017 primary election and won the Republican primary, but dropped out of the race prior to the general election. Lippincott retired on January 1, 2018.[2]
Biography
Lippincott earned his undergraduate degree from Dickinson College and Episcopal Academy and his J.D. from Dickinson School of Law. Lippincott has been actively involved in private practice at the firm Mallon and Blatcher Law.[3]
Awards and associations
- Member, Delaware County Bar Association
- Past Director, Tyler Arboretum
- Member, Media Rotary Club
- Past President, Media Rotary Foundation
- Past Board Member, Media Historical Society
- Volunteer, Special Olympics
- Volunteer, Media Theatre’s State Street Miracles[3]
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.[4]
Andrew Goldberg defeated incumbent Nicholas S. Lippincott in the Democratic primary for the Delaware County Magisterial District 32-2-46.[5]
| Delaware County Magisterial District 32-2-46, Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Andrew Goldberg |
69.09% | 740 |
| Nicholas S. Lippincott Incumbent | 30.91% | 331 |
| Total Votes | 1,071 | |
| Source: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Results," accessed May 17, 2017 | ||
Incumbent Nicholas S. Lippincott defeated Andrew Goldberg in the Republican primary for the Delaware County Magisterial District 32-2-46.[6]
| Delaware County Magisterial District 32-2-46, Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nicholas S. Lippincott Incumbent |
85.02% | 834 |
| Andrew Goldberg | 14.98% | 147 |
| Total Votes | 981 | |
| Source: Delaware County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Results," accessed May 17, 2017 | ||
2011
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Lippincott won the Republican party primary on May 17. He received 39.3 percent in the Democratic primary and 99 percent of the vote in the Republican primary.[7] He defeated Robert H. Holber in the general election, winning 63.3 percent of the vote.[8]
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.[9][10]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[10]
- 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.[10]
Endorsements
2011
- Fraternal Order of Police, Delaware County, Lodge 27[3]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "Magisterial Districts Judges," accessed June 12, 2015
- ↑ Daily Times, "Lippincott drops bid for re-election as district judge," July 28, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Re-elect Judge Lippincott, Official campaign website
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Delaware County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Delaware County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Delaware County Bureau of Election, "2011 Primary Election Results," accessed April 20, 2017
- ↑ Delaware County Bureau of Election, "2011 Municipal General Election Results," accessed April 20, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 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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