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Voters on Tuesday will have the chance to impact the Allegheny County Common Pleas Court’s future as nine seats are up for election. Thirty-nine candidates are vying for 10-year positions on the bench. Judges earn $189,794. Although there is a large slate of candidates this year, it’s not even close
Reply Members of the public who wish to serve on the board are urged to quickly submit their applications for consideration. (Shutterstock) DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Delaware County officials Wednesday move forward with creating a new oversight board for the Juvenile Detention Center in the aftermath of the closure of the facility in Lima. Built on the successful model of the Jail Oversight Board, which oversees the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, the new 10-member Delaware County Board of Managers of Juvenile Detention will consist of three members of Council, the County Controller, and ...
Allegheny County Courthouse With nearly 40 candidates running for nine open seats on the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, this election cycle offers a paramount opportunity to remake the county’s criminal justice system. Common Pleas Judges are responsible for overseeing trials for criminal, civil, and family cases and delivering sentencing. They can also be a part of doling out, or withholding, cash bail. Their discretion can reform the court. Pittsburgh City Paper has chosen to highlight four different categories of endorsements and/...
Pat Poprik, chair of the Bucks County Republican Organization, admits the party has lost a few members since the fall election and the deadly insurrection in Washington, but was encouraged by the turnout Thursday night when the party's executive committee gathered to make endorsements for the May 18 primary. Some 100 party faithful showed up in person or online by Zoom. "The party had the strongest attendance that I've seen in all the years I've been doing this," said Poprik, who's been chair since 2012. "It was incredible." Even the Republicans in Bristol Township — a bastion of Demo...
Long-time activist and CD school board member announces plans to run for Dauphin County Controller Updated Feb 22, 2021; Facebook Share Activist Eric Epstein, who chairs the nuclear energy watchdog group Three Mile Island Alert Inc. and co-founded a government reform group, says he wants to become Dauphin County’s next county controller Epstein, who serves on the Central Dauphin School Board, said he plans to seek the Democratic party nomination in the May 18 primary election. “As County Controller, I will use my skill sets developed as a public interest advocate to procure fair and com...