Stephen Castle
Stephen Castle was a candidate for the Bucks County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. In April 2017, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court approved the county's request to close District 07-1-06. It was too late to remove the candidates from the primary election ballot.[1]
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.[2]
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court approved the closing of Bucks County Magisterial District 07-1-06 on April 21, 2017, after candidates had filed for election. The candidates all appeared on the primary ballot, but votes in this election were not counted. The court closure went into effect on January 1, 2018.[3]
| Bucks County Magisterial District 07-1-06, General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "Bucks County Election Results," accessed November 8, 2017 | ||
| Bucks County Magisterial District 07-1-06, Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Stephen Castle | 0% | 0 |
| Raymond Weldie | 0% | 0 |
| Michael Feldsher | 0% | 0 |
| Robert DeBias | 0% | 0 |
| John Capaldi | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 0 | |
| Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Official Primary Results," accessed September 2, 2021 | ||
| Bucks County Magisterial District 07-1-06, Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Robert DeBias | 0% | 0 |
| Stephen Castle | 0% | 0 |
| Raymond Weldie | 0% | 0 |
| John Capaldi | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 0 | |
| Source: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Official Primary Results," accessed September 2, 2021 | ||
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.[4][5]
Qualifications
A judge must be:
- a local resident for at least one year;[5]
- 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.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Reporter, "Perkasie, Lower Southampton district courts closure approved; candidate removed from ballot for Ottsville district court," April 24, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Levittown Now, "District Judge Daniel Baranoski To Take On Lower Southampton Caseload," April 21, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 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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