League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania Citizens Education Fund
	All of Allegheny County, PA November 3, 2009 Election
	Judge; Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas; District 5 Voter Information 10 Year Term.

Results as of November 4 12:16am

Candidates (Vote for 5) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Phil Ignelzi 138274 votes 17.98% Party: Democratic, Republican Occupation: Trial Attorney - 27 years University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Order of the Coif, cum laude Law Clerk to United States District Court Judge Donald E. Ziegler - 2 years Assistant United States Attorney (federal prosecutor-criminal division) Western District of Pennsylvania - 4 years Rated "Highly Recommended" by the Allegheny County Bar Association Included in the "Best Lawyers in America" for the past 10 years in the areas of Personal Injury/Civil Litigation and White Collar Criminal Defense Recognized as one of the top 50 lawyers in Pittsburgh by Philadelphia Magazine and Law and Politics Priorities: A judge should have only one priority, which is to ensure that justice occurs in every case presented before the judge no matter how large or small. The role of any judge is to decide the matters before him or her based only upon the evidence presented, the Constitution and the laws of this state. I have committed my life to the concept of "Equal Justice Under Law" and will continue to adhere to that belief if elected. Susan Evashavik DiLucente 135991 votes 17.68% Party: Democratic, Republican Occupation: Magisterial District Judge/ Attorney JD, Dickinson School of Law B.A., American University Magisterial District Judge Priorities: Expedite hearing of cases and minimize litigation costs Maintain a proper judicial temperament Be impartial and fair Arnie Klein 133129 votes 17.31% Party: Democratic, Republican Joe Williams 110665 votes 14.39% Party: Democratic Occupation: Common Pleas Court Judge Educational degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University School of Law Seated as Judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas since November 1, 2008 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by the Allegheny County Bar Association Endorsed by Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Allegheny County Democratic Committee, 14th Ward Independent Democratic Club, Allegheny County Labor Council Also endorsed by: Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, Stonewall Democrats, Pittsburgh Firefighters and the Teamsters Named one of the top Criminal Defense attorneys in America in Pittsburgh Magazine's 2006 Best Lawyers issue Priorities: Not applicable--Judicial Candidate Don Walko 98488 votes 12.81% Party: Democratic Michele Zappala Peck 81442 votes 10.59% Party: Republican Occupation: Attorney/Special Master Common Pleas Court Attorney - Hollinshead, Mendelson, Bresnahan & Nixon, PC Pennsylvania Supreme Court Disciplinary Board Law Clerk - Pa Supreme Court / Exec. Dir. Judicial Council J.D. - Duquesne University School of Law Master of Science Bus. Admin. - Boston Univ. B.S. - Business Admin. - Miami Universty Priorities: Rights of Children Rights of the Elderly Property Assessment Alex Bicket 71016 votes 9.23% Party: Republican Occupation: Attorney/Lawyer BA English & Sociology - University of Stellenbosch (1978) MA Psychology - Columbia University, New York (1982) Juris Doctor - Duquesne University, Pittsburgh (1988) Special Master for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Highest Recommendation ("Highly Recommended") from the Allegheny County Bar Association Judiciary Committee 21 years as a trial lawyer - Partner at my law firm for 13 years. Priorities: I would like to streamline the jury system to make jury duty a more satisfying and less time-wasting exercise. I would like to ensure that the legal system is available equally to all citi I have contributed thousands of hours of my time to do pro bono legal work for individuals who could not afford a lawyer. Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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