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Patrick Moran
Patrick Moran (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 18, 2021.
Biography
Patrick Moran grew up in the Philadelphia area and graduated from Bishop McDevitt High School. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and his J.D. from Widener University School of Law. As of his 2021 campaign, Moran had worked in private practice as in-house counsel for over 25 years and had over 30 years of experience as a trial attorney. He previously worked as a judicial clerk on the Commonwealth Court for the Honorable James Crumlish and the Honorable Charles A. Lord.[1]
Elections
2021
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judges Gary S. Glazer, James Murray Lynn, Arnold L. New, and Robert J. Rebstock filed to run for retention in 2021, but later withdrew.[2] As a result, eight seats on the court were up in the primary election, but 12 seats were up in the general election on November 2, 2021. The Democratic Party nominated candidates Monica Gibbs, Leanne Litwin, Mark Moore, and John Sabatina Jr. to run for the additional four seats in the general election.[3][4]
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2021)
General election
General election for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (12 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wendi Barish (D) | 8.9 | 154,312 | |
| ✔ | Nick Kamau (D) | 8.8 | 153,790 | |
| ✔ | Michele Hangley (D) | 8.7 | 151,677 | |
| ✔ |  | Chris Hall (D)  | 8.7 | 150,829 |
| ✔ | Cateria McCabe (D) | 8.7 | 150,727 | |
| ✔ |  | Betsy Wahl (D) | 8.6 | 149,577 |
| ✔ |  | Mark Moore (D) | 8.2 | 142,964 |
| ✔ |  | Daniel Sulman (D) | 8.2 | 142,625 |
| ✔ | Craig Levin (D) | 8.1 | 141,424 | |
| ✔ | Monica Gibbs (D) | 8.0 | 139,573 | |
| ✔ |  | John Sabatina Jr. (D) | 7.6 | 132,348 |
| ✔ | Leanne Litwin (D) | 7.3 | 127,834 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 3,877 | ||
| Total votes: 1,741,557 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (12 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nick Kamau | 9.5 | 103,129 | |
| ✔ | Wendi Barish | 9.3 | 100,441 | |
| ✔ | Cateria McCabe | 9.0 | 97,570 | |
| ✔ | | Betsy Wahl | 8.2 | 88,302 |
| ✔ | | Chris Hall | 8.0 | 86,610 |
| ✔ | Michele Hangley | 7.1 | 76,359 | |
| ✔ | Craig Levin | 6.9 | 74,215 | |
| ✔ | | Daniel Sulman | 6.8 | 73,017 |
 | Caroline Turner | 6.7 | 72,066 | |
| Mark Moore | 5.9 | 63,510 | |
 | Tamika Washington | 5.8 | 63,090 | |
| Terri Booker | 4.8 | 52,270 | ||
| John Padova Jr. | 4.7 | 50,506 | ||
| Maurice Houston | 2.8 | 29,864 | ||
| Rick Cataldi | 2.3 | 24,632 | ||
 | Patrick Moran | 2.3 | 24,305 | |
| Total votes: 1,079,886 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Peter Bryant (D)
- Christian DiCicco (D)
- Lopez T. Thompson (D)
- Sherrie Cohen (D)
- Rania Major (D)
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Patrick Moran did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through an email on April 29, 2021.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "DECLARATIONS OF CANDIDACY FILED BY INCUMBENT JUDGES FOR RETENTION IN 2021," accessed October 20, 2021
- ↑ Philadelphia 3.0, "‘MAGIC SEAT’ JUDGES AND THE BROKEN CHAIN OF PARTY ACCOUNTABILITY," September 10, 2021
- ↑ Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, "Municipal and Special Election Philadelphia County," November 2, 2021
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