Who’s Running For County Courts of Common Pleas?

Thirty-five Pennsylvania counties will start the process of filling vacancies on their counties’ Court of Common Pleas on May 20.

The Court of Common Pleas, as the trial court, hears major civil and criminal cases. The Court also decides cases involving adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters.

Twenty-eight counties have judicial retention elections that will appear on the November municipal ballot.

Here is a list of vacancies in those counties along with names of those who filed petitions with the Pennsylvania Department of State as of 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12.

 

County (does not include retention elections)

  • Adams (1 vacancy)
    • Torren C. Ecker, Hamilton Twp. (R)
    • Paul B. Royer, Cumberland Twp. (D/R)
  • Allegheny (8)
    • Simquita Bridges, Sewickley (D)
    • Julie Capone, O’Hara Twp. (D/R)
    • Alyssa B. Cowan, Hampton (D/R)
    • Anthony R. DeLuca, Mt. Lebanon (D)
    • Amanda Green Hawkins, Pittsburgh (D)
    • Jaime Marie Hickton, Whitehall Borough (D)
    • Elizabeth Hughes, Churchill (D)
    • Lauren Marie Leiggi, Pittsburgh (D)
    • Amy Mathieu, Pittsburgh (D)
    • Daniel L. Miller, Mt. Lebanon (D/R)
    • Bryan S. Neft, Mt. Lebanon (D)
    • Jacquelyn Ann Obara, Elizabeth Twp. (D/R)
    • Carmen Latrice Robinson, Pittsburgh (D)
    • Matthew Rudzki, Sharpsburg (D)
    • Michele Santicola, Moon Twp. (D/R)
    • Heather Lynn Schmidt Bresnahan, Dormont (D)
    • Craig C. Stephens, Scott (D)
    • Michael B. Sullivan, Mt. Lebanon (D)
    • Sarra Terry, Ross Twp. (D/R)
    • Dennis Very, McCandless (D)
    • Hilary K. Wheatley, Mt. Lebanon (D)
    • Ilan Zur, Pittsburgh (D)
  • Berks (1)
    • Kathryn Lynne Lehman, Ontelaunee Twp. (D/R)
    • Lauren Marks, Lower Heidelberg (D/R)
    • Eric J. Taylor, West Reading Boro (D/R)
  • Blair (2)
    • Paula M. Fochler, Frankstown Twp. (D/R)
    • Michael P. Routch, Blair Twp. (D/R)
    • Louis C. Schmitt Jr., Logan Twp. (D/R)
    • John David Sisto, Altoona (D/R)
  • Bucks (4)
    • Linda Bobrin, Newtown Twp. (D/R)
    • Dawn Marie Burke, Lower Makefield Twp. (D/R)
    • Grace Deon, Northampton Twp. (D/R)
    • Amy M. Fitzpatrick, Northampton Twp. (D/R)
    • Thomas Gary Gambardella, Bedminster (D/R)
    • Chelsey Delene Jackman, Buckingham Twp. (D/R)
    • Colin Monahan, East Rockhill (R)
    • Joseph Pizzo, Bensalem (D/R)
    • Tiffany M. Smith, Lower Makefield Twp. (D)
  • Butler (2)
    • James Barnette Insco II, Adams Twp. (R)
    • Matthew Timothy McCune, Butler Twp. (D/R)
    • Jacob C. Roberts, Adams Twp. (R)
    • John Scialabba, Cranberry Twp. (D/R)
  • Cambria (1)
    • Gregory J. Neugebauer, Cambria Twp. (D/R)
  • Chester (2)
    • Clay Nathaniel Cauley, Sr., London Grove Twp. (D/R)
    • Neill C. Kling, Tredyffrin Twp. (R)
    • Betty A. Ryberg, West Pikeland (R)
    • Mackenzie W. Smith, Willistown (D/R)
  • Clearfield (1)
    • Joshua Maines, Lawrence Twp. (D/R)
    • Adrianna Manon Peters Sipes, Lawrence Twp. (D/R)
    • Ryan P. Sayers, Clearfield Borough (D/R)
    • William A. Shaw Jr., Pine Twp. (D/R)
  • Columbia / Montour (1)
    • David C. James, Bloomsburg, Columbia County (D/R)
    • Anthony J. McDonald, Scott Township, Columbia County (R)
  • Cumberland (1)
    • Alexandra Elizabeth Sacavage, East Pennsboro Twp. (D)
    • Kathryn Silcox, Hampden Twp. (D/R)
  • Dauphin (2)
    • Francis T. Chardo, Lower Paxton Twp. (D/R)
    • Katherine Elise McShane, Lower Paxton (D/R)
    • La Tasha Cherene Williams, Susquehanna Twp. (D)
    • James Zugay, Derry Twp., Lower Paxton (D/R)
  • Delaware (2)
    • Michael Power, Thornbury Twp. (D)
    • Dominick Spigarelli, Middletown Twp. (R)
    • Frederick John Stollsteimer IV, Haverford Twp. (D)
    • Francis Zarrilli, Upper Darby Twp. (R)
  • Erie (1)
    • Jeremy Lightner, Erie (D/R)
    • Emily Mosco Merski, Erie (D/R)
    • Leigh Ann Orton, North East Twp. (D/R)
  • Forest / Warren (1)
    • Todd A. Woodin, Brokenstraw Twp., Warren County (D/R)
  • Greene (1)
    • Douglas Patrick Fitch, Boro of Waynesburg (R)
    • Christopher Michael Simms, Franklin Twp. (D/R)
  • Huntingdon (1)
    • Ray A. Ghaner, Huntingdon Boro (D/R)
    • Julia Benton Wilt, Huntingdon Borough (D/R)
  • Lackawanna (1)
    • Mark J. Powell, Moosic (D/R)
  • Lawrence (3)
    • William J. Flannery, Neshannock Twp. (D/R)
    • Lawrence John Keith, Neshannock Twp. (D/R)
    • James William Manolis, Neshannock Twp. (D/R)
    • Jonathan Miller, Shenango Twp. (D/R)
    • Bradley G. Olson Jr., Neshannock (D/R)
    • Charles P. Sapienza Jr., Shenango Twp. (D/R)
    • Deborah A. Shaw, Shenango Twp. (D/R)
  • Lehigh (1)
    • Jenna M. Fliszar, Upper Milford Twp. (D/R)
    • Patricia Helen Mulqueen, South Whitehall Twp. (D/R)
    • Mark B. Stanziola, Lower Macungie Twp. (D)
  • Luzerne (1)
    • Mark Bufalino, Kingston Twp. (D/R)
    • Thomas Mosca, Dallas Borough (D/R)
  • McKean (1)
    • Michele Diane Alfieri-Causer, Smethport Boro (R)
  • Mifflin (1)
    • Aaron L. Gingrich, Derry Twp. (D/R)
  • Monroe (2)
    • Patrick J. Best, Stroud Twp. (D/R)
    • Janet Jackson, Stroudsburg (D/R)
    • Jamie Levy, Delaware Water Gap (D/R)
    • Kelly Lombardo, Jackson Twp (D/R)
    • Alexander James Marek, Hamilton Twp. (D/R)
  • Montgomery (3)
    • Lauren Ashley Hughes, Norristown (D)
    • Raymond McGarry, Abington Twp. (D)
    • James McLaughlin, Lower Merion Twp. (R)
    • Mary C. Pugh, Springfield Twp. (D)
  • Northampton (1)
    • Jeremy F. Clark, Easton (D/R)
    • Robert Eyer, Allen Twp. (D/R)
    • James Thomas Fuller, Northampton Boro (R)
  • Northumberland (2)
    • William C. Cole, Kulpmont (D/R)
    • Frank William Garrigan, Ralpho Twp. (D/R)
    • Edward C. Greco, Rockefeller Twp. (D/R)
  • Philadelphia (9)
    • Qari Abdul-Rahman (D)
    • William Braveman (D)
    • Sherrie Cohen (D)
    • Irina G. Ehrlich (D)
    • Kia Ghee Eneanya (D)
    • Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (D)
    • Taniesha L. Henry (D)
    • Michael N. Huff (D)
    • Sarah Alexandra Jones (D)
    • Leon A. King II (D)
    • Brian Richard Kisielewski (D)
    • Michael Patrick Parkinson (D)
    • Jennifer Ann Santiago (D)
    • Anthony Stefanski (D)
    • Deborah Watson-Stokes (D)
    • Gregory Richard Weyer (D)
    • Elliott G. Williams (D)
  • Schuylkill (1)
    • Andrew Joseph Serina Jr., West Penn Twp. (D/R)
  • Somerset (1)
    • Molly E. Metzgar, Somerset Twp. (R)
  • Sullivan / Wyoming (1)
    • Richard L. Huffsmith, Tunkhannock Twp. #2, Wyoming County (D/R)
    • Anthony Paul Litwin III, Factoryville Borough, Wyoming County (D/R)
    • Nina Sordoni, Exeter Twp., Wyoming County (D/R)
  • Westmoreland (1)
    • Matthew R. Schmizzi, Hempfield Twp. (D/R)
  • York (2)
    • Chris Ferro, Springettsbury Twp. (D/R)
    • Paul W. Minnich, Manchester Twp. (D/R)

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