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Reached Wednesday, Corr said he was thrilled with the results of the primary. “I think the whole Republican ticket did really well last night,” he said. He said he was pleased with the number of people who came out to vote during an off-year election. “We’ll just keep campaigning and keep talking to people about my experience, he said, adding that he believes his experience makes him the best judge candidate. “I think I have the tools that are needed for the courts at this time,” he said. Thomas-Smith, a Democrat, worked for the Defender Association of Philadelphia and as a law clerk in New Jersey Superior Court. ....
Corr said his experience in over 70 jury trials would help him handle the backlog. “I know that is something I can do right away going in, he said. He said the backlog won t be known until the courts open up fully, when people will began filing notices of intent to go to trial in their civil or criminal cases. Another issue facing the courts, he said, is access to the courts themselves. He noted that during the pandemic, the courts allowed people to appear in court via video. Corr said he has seen officials making use of video technology, such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams, for some hearings. ....
WHYY By The Montgomery County Courthouse Plaza in Norristown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) During the May 18 primary election, one of the many decisions voters in the Philadelphia suburbs will make is about who will sit on the courts that often serve as the very first step for any significant legal issue. These are the Common Pleas courts, the lowest-level courts for which the commonwealth holds elections. There are sixty of them statewide generally one per county, though several rural counties are doubled up and they seat between one and 93 judges. Those judges are selected for 10-year terms in statewide, partisan elections, and then are put to a yes-or-no retention vote for subsequent terms. ....