Candidate for
Retention Election Judge; Commonwealth Court

MY COMMITMENT

What should you expect of your judges? A judge should evaluate each case solely on the facts and law applicable to that case, without regard to partisan politics, personal or professional friendships or whether a decision will be popular or unpopular. While each appeal must be decided in favor of one side or the other, every litigant should feel that the result was the product of a thorough and fair process which treats the powerless with the same consideration as the powerful. I have been guided by these principles in all my decisions and, if retained, I commit to every voter that I will continue to do so.

A retention election differs from the usual election. A voter does not choose between two candidates, but must vote whether or not to retain the judge for another 10 year term, based on the judge's record. If the judge is not retained, the public cannot know who the replacement judge will be.

I believe my behavior in office and my record of public service has earned your trust, and hope you will judge me on what I have done and not on what others may have done. Now it's up to you. I need and value your support on election day.