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Christine Donohue
1,100,362 votes
19.4%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Lawyer
- Highest possible recommendation for the Superior Court
- 27 years of trial & appellate courts experience
- 1974, East Stroudsburg State University, B.A.
- 1980, Duquesne University School of Law, J.D.
Priorities:
- Judicial independence is the foundation of a fair and impartial judicial system and one of the pillars of our democracy
- Decision-making must be free of any external influence (political, social or economic
Jackie Shogan
974,748 votes
17.2%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Attorney with Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, LLP
- Duke University School of Law , J.D. (high honors, Order of the Coif)
- Extensive experience in civil, administrative and criminal law
- Teaches appellate practice at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- Certified Arbitrator and Mediator
- Former nurse and nurse educator
- Recommended by the Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations
Priorities:
- Judges must avoid even the appearance of impropriety, which includes the appearance of lacking judicial independence
- There needs to be more openess and transparency in the operations of our courts.
Cheryl Lynn Allen
970,081 votes
17.1%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County
- The ONLY Republican candidate HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by the Pennsylvania Bar Association for ascension to Superior Court
- Rated HIGHLY QUALIFIED by the Allegheny County Bar Association
- Judicial Experience: 17 Years. Previously a lawyer for 15 years.
- Recipient of more than 35 awards for Community Service and Professional Achievements
- PA Bar states, "She has a well-earned reputation as a productive, principled and dedicated jurist who decides cases with fairness and impartiality."
- Earned Juris Doctor degree from The University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and her Bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University
Priorities:
- To uphold the Constitutions and law and NOT legislate from the bench
- Judicial independence, a strict constructionist; transparency in the court system
- Be devoted to public service and a good steward of taxpayer funds
Ron Folino
929,552 votes
16.4%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Common Pleas Court Judge
- Penn State University, magna cum laude
- Dickinson School of Law, honor society
- 14 years experience as a judge
- 13 years experience as a lawyer prior
- rated #1 in impartiality out of 70 state and federal judges in an independent Bar Association survey
- #1 in judicial temperament, #3 in legal ability, and #2 in diligence
Priorities:
- To continue to deliver fair and impartial justice to all persons
- Encourage Superior Court to publish more written opinions explaining its decisions
- Promote confidence in the judiciay through diligence and competence
John Milton Younge
852,537 votes
15.1%
- Party: Democratic
- Occupation: Judge, Court of Common Pleas
- 10 years as Trial judge with Court of Common Pleas
- 10 years of service at the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority Dep. Exec. Director and General Counsel
- 1977, Boston University, B.S
- 1981, Howard University School of Law, J.D.
Priorities:
- Judges need the independence to fairly interpret the constitution and resolve disputes without political interference
- Judges must have both decisional independence and institutional independence
- Decisional independence means the freedom to issue decisions that may be constitutionally sound but politically unpopular.
Bruce F. Bratton
834,445 votes
14.7%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Judge, Court of Common Pleas
- Penn State grad
- Served his country in Vietnam
- 25 years broad legal experience
- 11 years as Solicitor to Dauphin County Controller
- Served as Susquehanna Twp. Supervisor
- Nominated to Court by Tom Ridge in 2001
Priorities:
- I have a rather conservative view on most matters, particularly with regard to the role of a judge
- I believe a judge does not serve a policy-making function and should, therefore, restrict himself or herself to interpreting and applying the law a
- A judge is to put aside all personally held beliefs and decide the cases which come before him or her by applying the law to the facts and do so impar
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