Pennsylvania Republicans on Tuesday nominated a veteran appeals court judge to be their party’s nominee for Supreme Court justice, setting the stage for a high-stakes fight for an open seat on the state’s highest court. Commonwealth Court Judge Kevin Brobson of Dauphin County defeated two GOP rivals, the Associated Press projected early Wednesday. He will face Superior Court Judge Maria .
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Patricia McCullough with 35.35% 251,953 votes.
Paula Patrick with 13.49% 96,157 votes.
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Kevin Brobson, from Montoursville, is the President Judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. He was first elected in 2009 and won retention to the bench in 2019. Brobson graduated from Lycoming College in 1992 and Widener Law in 1995. He was an attorney in the Harrisburg area before being elected to the Commonwealth Court. Two of his majority opinions are famous for later being struck down by the State Supreme Court. In 2017 he ruled that Democrats had not demonstrated legal standing for the creation of new congressional district maps due to “gerrymandering.” The State Supreme Court struck down the ruling and new districts drawn. Last year he wrote the opinion that 2,300 mail-in ballots should not be counted in Pennsylvania’s 45th state senate district beca
U.S.|With Violence Rising, Can a Gentler Prosecutor Keep His Seat?
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Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s district attorney, is facing a Democratic primary challenge from Carlos Vega, a veteran prosecutor who argues that Mr. Krasner has made the city less safe.Credit.Caroline Gutman for The New York Times
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With Violence Rising, Can a Gentler Prosecutor Keep His Seat?
Larry Krasner, the district attorney who reduced incarceration in Philadelphia, faces a challenger who blames him for a spike in shootings and homicides.
Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s district attorney, is facing a Democratic primary challenge from Carlos Vega, a veteran prosecutor who argues that Mr. Krasner has made the city less safe.Credit.Caroline Gutman for The New York Times
When Larry Krasner took over the Philadelphia District Attorneyâs Office in 2018 after decades as a civil rights and defense lawyer, he quickly overhauled staffing, set policy goals, and instituted a series of tone-setting mandates.
For instance, when requesting a prison sentence, each prosecutor was told to state in court the estimated cost to taxpayers of the incarceration. But several busy defense lawyers said they never recalled seeing that happen. The times it did, it irked some judges â even drawing a threat to hold an assistant DA in contempt, according to one DAâs Office staffer â so some prosecutors quietly dropped it.
When Larry Krasner took over the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office in 2018 after decades as a civil rights and defense lawyer, he quickly overhauled staffing, set policy goals, and instituted a series of tone-setting mandates. For instance, when requesting a prison sentence, each prosecutor was told to state in court the estimated cost to taxpayers of the incarceration. But several busy .