Ramy Djerassi

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Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Tenure
Present officeholder
Term ends

2034

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Yale University, 1978

Law

Tulane University, 1982

Personal
Birthplace
Boston, Mass.
Religion
Jewish
Profession
Judge
Contact

Ramy Djerassi (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. His current term ends on January 2, 2034.

Djerassi ran for re-election for judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. He won in the retention election on November 7, 2023.

Djerassi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Ramy Djerassi was born in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]Djerassi earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1978 and his J.D. from Tulane University in 1982.[2][3]Prior to joining the court, Djerassi spent twenty-one years as an attorney in private practice and as an assistant district attorney.[4]

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2023)

General election

General election for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas

Incumbent Ramy Djerassi won election in the general election for Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ramy Djerassi (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
135,373

Total votes: 135,373
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Endorsements

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2013

Djerassi was retained to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas with 74.5 percent of the vote on November 5, 2013.

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013 - Courts of Common Pleas

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Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

Ramy Djerassi completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Djerassi's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am currently the senior member of Philadelphia’s renowned three-judge Commerce Court of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District (“FJD”) of Pennsylvania. I was appointed by former Governor Edward Rendell in 2003, elected a few months later, and was retained in 2013. I am known for decisions that mix judgment by rule of law with compassion and empathy. He has overseen Criminal, Juvenile and Product Liability cases, employs alternative sentencing when appropriate, and is a leader in reentry reform. I am the founder two community-impact organizations, Philadelphia's Prisoner Reentry Network (now the Philadelphia Network of Care for Prisoner Reentry) and The Accountability Project. I am up for retention again in November of 2023. I was recommended for judicial retention by the Philadelphia Bar Association, and endorsed by the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee and the Philadelphia Republican City Committee.
  • My commitment on the bench is to continue seeking justice…to create more and better chances for our communities, and to never give up on people
  • 20 years of public service 
working to bring justice through law with compassion and mercy.
  • I view justice and judgment through a lens of empathy, public safety, and fairness. I believe everyone deserves to be heard, and most importantly, I never give up on people.
I am passionate about reentry and reducing recidivism. In 2013, I co-founded the Prisoner Reentry Network, now known as the Philadelphia Network of Care for Prisoner Reentry. At the time of its founding, the website served as a one-stop-shop for former inmates and their families to find assistance in reacclimating to daily life, logging everything from mental health resources and insurance information, to how to get proper identification. In 2021, I found The Accountability Project, a nonprofit dedicated to reducing recidivism by lowering drop-out rates among persons judges assign to attend drug addiction, education, and job training programs. The Accountability Project uses a special QR code system to monitor attendance in real time.
empathy and compassion, and a grounded understanding of the law. I also believe in never giving up on individuals, and really trying to understand their actions as related to public safety.
I am thoughtful and fair, empathetic and compassionate, and I care about people and public safety.
To be honest and open to hearing both sides of an argument. If you go in with your mind made up then you aren't doing your job.
My first job out of college was at CBS News in New York before deciding to go to law school at Tulane University School of Law.
Justice Thurgood Marshall of the US Supreme Court
Yes, I belive that empathy is an important quality for a judge in order to balance public safety with the ability to help people enter society successfully.
Yes, I was recommended by the Philadelphia Bar Association
I have been recommended for judicial retention by the Philadelphia Bar Association, and endorsed by the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee and the Philadelphia Republican City Committee.

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