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Rosemary Crawford
Rosemary Crawford (Democratic Party) ran for election for judge of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 18, 2021.
Crawford was a candidate for the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. Crawford was defeated in the primary election on May 16, 2017. Crawford also ran for the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in 2013 and 2015.
Biography
Crawford earned her undergraduate degree from Rhodes College and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Crawford currently serves as a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy trustee for the Western District of Pennsylvania.[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Allegheny County Bar Association
- 50 Women of Excellence, Pittsburgh Courier
- Pittsburgh Magazine’s 40 and 40
- 2011 OWN Network Legacy in Black Award
Associations
- Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Incorporated
- Member, Links, Inc.
- Member, Mt. Ararat Baptist Church[2]
Elections
2021
See also: Municipal elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (2021)
General election
General election for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (10 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nicola Henry-Taylor (D) | 6.9 | 153,174 |
| ✔ | Tiffany Sizemore (D) | 6.8 | 151,134 | |
| ✔ |  | Elliot Howsie (D)  | 6.8 | 150,872 |
| ✔ |  | Wrenna Watson (D) | 6.8 | 149,859 |
| ✔ | Chelsa Wagner (D) | 6.7 | 148,534 | |
| ✔ |  | Lisa Middleman (R / D) | 6.7 | 147,452 |
| ✔ | Thomas P. Caulfield (D) | 6.6 | 147,367 | |
| ✔ |  | Sabrina Korbel (R / D) | 6.6 | 147,303 |
| ✔ |  | Bruce Beemer (R / D) | 6.4 | 141,948 |
| ✔ | Jessel Costa (D) | 6.4 | 140,773 | |
| Anthony DeLuca (R) | 5.0 | 110,422 | ||
 | Joseph Patrick Murphy (R) | 4.6 | 103,004 | |
| Mark Patrick Flaherty (R) | 4.6 | 102,482 | ||
 | William Caye II (R) | 4.5 | 99,217 | |
| Daniel J. Konieczka Jr. (R) | 4.4 | 97,283 | ||
| Chuck Porter (R) | 4.3 | 95,305 | ||
| Rick Hosking (R) | 3.8 | 85,111 | ||
 | Richard Weiss (G) | 1.9 | 41,948 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3,066 | ||
| Total votes: 2,216,254 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (10 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on May 18, 2021.
| Total votes: 1,148,248 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas (10 seats)
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on May 18, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joseph Patrick Murphy | 7.2 | 26,247 |
| ✔ | | Bruce Beemer | 5.8 | 21,139 |
| ✔ | Anthony DeLuca | 5.6 | 20,567 | |
| ✔ | Daniel J. Konieczka Jr. | 5.5 | 20,266 | |
| ✔ | | William Caye II | 5.2 | 19,115 |
| ✔ | Chuck Porter | 5.2 | 18,989 | |
| ✔ | | Sabrina Korbel | 5.2 | 18,861 |
| ✔ | Mark Patrick Flaherty | 4.9 | 17,899 | |
| ✔ | | Lisa Middleman | 4.0 | 14,694 |
| Matt Rogers | 3.9 | 14,165 | ||
| Pauline Calabrese | 3.8 | 14,065 | ||
| Elliot Howsie | 3.5 | 12,810 | |
| Marc Daffner | 3.5 | 12,643 | ||
| Ryan Hemminger | 3.1 | 11,506 | ||
| Jimmy Sheets | 3.1 | 11,309 | ||
| Andrew Szefi | 3.1 | 11,211 | ||
| Thomas P. Caulfield | 3.0 | 10,957 | ||
 | Beth Tarasi Sinatra | 2.9 | 10,743 | |
| Albert Veverka | 2.9 | 10,559 | ||
 | Patrick A. Sweeney | 2.9 | 10,446 | |
| Jason Cervone | 2.6 | 9,545 | ||
| Chelsa Wagner | 2.6 | 9,330 | ||
| Jessel Costa | 2.2 | 7,886 | ||
 | Ilan Zur | 1.9 | 6,921 | |
| Wrenna Watson | 1.7 | 6,167 | |
| Mik Pappas | 1.5 | 5,651 | ||
| Richard Thomas Ernsberger | 1.5 | 5,366 | ||
| Zeke Rediker | 0.9 | 3,205 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 3,188 | ||
| Total votes: 365,450 | |||
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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 two open seats on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.[4]
| Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Patrick Connelly |
28.05% | 53,844 |
| David Spurgeon Incumbent |
23.41% | 44,939 |
| Mary McGinley | 22.47% | 43,132 |
| Rosemary Crawford | 9.72% | 18,662 |
| Pauline Calabrese | 9.38% | 18,013 |
| Jessica Lynch | 6.86% | 13,166 |
| Write-in votes | 0.11% | 217 |
| Total Votes | 191,973 | |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Primary Judge of the Court of Common Pleas - Allegheny," accessed May 16, 2017 | ||
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for two open seats on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.[5]
| Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Mary McGinley |
22.46% | 12,959 |
| Patrick Connelly |
21.35% | 12,322 |
| David Spurgeon Incumbent | 19.12% | 11,033 |
| Pauline Calabrese | 13.08% | 7,549 |
| Rosemary Crawford | 12.58% | 7,256 |
| Jessica Lynch | 11.04% | 6,373 |
| Write-in votes | 0.36% | 209 |
| Total Votes | 57,701 | |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Primary Judge of the Court of Common Pleas - Allegheny," accessed May 16, 2017 | ||
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 Democratic primary.
| Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Three seats, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jennifer Staley McCrady |
21.7% | 54,806 |
| Dan Regan |
14.9% | 37,659 |
| Hugh F. McGough |
13.7% | 34,601 |
| PJ Murray | 11.2% | 28,443 |
| William Caye II | 11.2% | 28,339 |
| Rosemary Crawford | 10.0% | 25,201 |
| Richard Schubert | 9.4% | 23,812 |
| Pauline Calabrese | 8.0% | 20,176 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 253,037 | |
| Source: Allegheny County Elections Division, "2015 Primary Election Results-Democratic," May 20, 2015 | ||
2013
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013
Crawford ran for the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.[6] She was defeated in the Democratic primary on May 21, 2013, receiving 5.9 percent of the vote.[7]
Selection method
- See also: Partisan election of judges
The 439 judges of the court of common pleas are elected to 10-year terms in partisan elections. Candidates may cross-file with both political parties for the partisan primaries, which are followed by general elections where the primary winners from each party compete.[8][9] Judges must run in yes-no retention elections if they wish to continue serving after their first term. A separate part of the ballot is designated for these elections, and judges' names appear without respect to party affiliation.[8][10]
- The president judge of each Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas is chosen by either peer vote or seniority, depending on the size of the court. Statewide, all courts composed of more than seven individuals must select their chief judge by peer vote. Those with seven or fewer members select their chief by seniority.[8][11]
Qualifications
To serve on an appellate or general jurisdiction court, a judge must:[8]
- have state residence for at least one year;
- be a district resident for at least one year (for common pleas judges);
- be a member of the state bar; and
- be under the age of 75.
While retirement at 75 is mandatory, judges may apply for senior judge status. Senior judges may serve as such until the last day of the calendar year in which they turn 78.[11]
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rosemary Crawford did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Rosemary Crawford campaign website, "About"
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcamp - ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Candidate Database," accessed March 20, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Candidate Database," accessed March 20, 2017
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Unofficial Candidate Listing"
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "Official Election Returns - 2013 Municipal Primary, Court of Common Pleas"
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Pennsylvania," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ The Morning Call, "Ban Cross-filing As One Step," January 24, 1985
- ↑ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "In Re: Nomination Papers of Marakay Rogers, Christina Valente and Carl J. Romanelli," November 7, 2006
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Pennsylvania Code, "Chapter 7. Assignment of Judges," accessed September 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
