Since the judges elected have the power to directly interpret and shape the laws we live under, few elections are more important.
None requires the average voter to choose more blindly.
Our position on Judicial Selection and Retention For election ballots, browse to The Committee of Seventy or The League of Women Voters . The following is a synopsis of this year's statewide judicial candidates and ratings. The only statewide races featured this year were for seats on the state's three appellate courts. Below is a list of candidates for each office, as well as the rating each candidate received from an 18-member Pennsylvania Judicial Evaluation Commission sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Association. For more information , see the links at the bottom of this page.