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Robert Bascom
Robert Bascom was a candidate for the Centre County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. Bascom was defeated in the primary election on May 16, 2017.
Bascom was appointed to the Centre County Magisterial District by Governor Tom Wolf (D) on June 13, 2016, but his nomination was never voted on by the state senate.[1][2]
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.[3]
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for the Centre County Magisterial District 49-02-01.[4]
| Centre County Magisterial District 49-02-01, Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Casey McClain |
52.61% | 1,612 |
| Kristin Scipione | 11.00% | 337 |
| Louis Lombardi | 8.98% | 275 |
| Justin Bish | 7.44% | 228 |
| Dave White | 7.44% | 228 |
| Robert Bascom | 6.33% | 194 |
| Robert Stewart | 6.14% | 188 |
| Write-in votes | 0.07% | 2 |
| Total Votes | 3,064 | |
| Source: Centre County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Municipal Primary Accumulated Results," May 17, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for the Centre County Magisterial District 49-02-01.[5]
| Centre County Magisterial District 49-02-01, Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Dave White |
21.24% | 492 |
| Robert Stewart | 18.48% | 428 |
| Louis Lombardi | 15.33% | 355 |
| Justin Bish | 14.68% | 340 |
| Robert Bascom | 14.25% | 330 |
| Casey McClain | 10.88% | 252 |
| Kristin Scipione | 4.49% | 104 |
| Write-in votes | 0.65% | 15 |
| Total Votes | 2,316 | |
| Source: Centre County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Municipal Primary Accumulated Results," May 17, 2017 | ||
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.[6][7]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[7]
- 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.[7]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ PA.gov, "Governor Wolf, Senate Leaders Announce Slate of Judicial Nominations," June 13, 2016
- ↑ The Times-Tribune, "Blake: Zero judge nomination not dead," August 27, 2016
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Centre County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Democratic Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Centre County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Republican Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 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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