Tracy Roman
Tracy Roman (Democratic Party) (formerly Brandeis-Roman) is a judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania.
Roman (formerly Brandeis-Roman) ran for re-election for judge of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. She won in the retention election on November 4, 2025.
Education
Roman earned her B.A. from Temple University in 1984 and her J.D. from the Widener School of Law in 1990.[1]
Career
Roman is an attorney in private practice in Philadelphia, Pa.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2025)
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Tracy Roman was retained to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on November 4, 2025 with 85.4% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
85.4
|
244,482 | ||
No |
14.6
|
41,834 | |||
Total Votes |
286,316 | ||||
|
|
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Roman in this election.
2015
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2015
Pennsylvania's judicial elections included a primary on May 19, 2015, and a general election on November 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates was March 11, 2015.
The following candidates ran in the general election.
| Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, 12 seats, General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Kenneth J. Powell, Jr. Incumbent |
9.4% | 150,720 | |
| Democratic | Mia Roberts-Perez |
9.1% | 145,722 | |
| Democratic | Kai Scott |
8.9% | 143,461 | |
| Democratic | Tracy Brandeis-Roman |
8.8% | 141,304 | |
| Democratic | Abbe Fletman Incumbent |
8.7% | 140,026 | |
| Democratic | Lyris Younge |
8.3% | 133,420 | |
| Democratic | Stephanie M. Sawyer |
7.8% | 124,875 | |
| Democratic | Michael Fanning Incumbent |
7.5% | 119,823 | |
| Democratic | Chris Mallios |
7.5% | 119,757 | |
| Democratic | Daine A. Grey Jr. |
7.4% | 119,141 | |
| Democratic | Rainy Papademetriou |
7.3% | 117,702 | |
| Democratic | Scott Diclaudio |
7.0% | 112,577 | |
| Republican | Vincent Furlong | 2.3% | 36,186 | |
| Total Votes | 1,604,714 | |||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial General Election Results," November 3, 2015 | ||||
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary.
Bar association rating
Roman was not recommended by the Philadelphia Bar Association.[2]
2013
Roman ran unsuccessfully for election to both the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas and the Philadelphia Municipal Court.[3]
Municipal court
Roman ran unsuccessfully for election to the Philadelphia Municipal Court. She was defeated in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2013, after receiving 13.8 percent of the vote.[4]
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013
Court of common pleas
Roman ran unsuccessfully for election to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. She was defeated in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2013, after receiving 5.5 percent of the vote.[4]
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tracy Roman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brandeis-Roman Office of Law website
- ↑ Philadelphia Bar Association, "Philadelphia Bar Association Releases Final Ratings of Judicial Candidates for May 19 Primary Election," May 5, 2015
- ↑ The Public Record, "Will Ethnic Vote Help Judicial Hopeful?" April 4, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Election Returns - 2013 Municipal Primary, Municipal Court" Cite error: Invalid
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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
