RETENTION ELECTION
CANDIDATE RATINGS
The below candidates are current judges whose terms are coming to an end. As with all judges in the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, they will all run unopposed in the Nov. 7 general election, when voters will be asked if each judge should be retained for another 10-year term in a “yes” or “no” referendum.
The more than 5,000 members of the Allegheny County Bar Association, many of whom practice before these judges, were asked in a spring 2023 referendum, if they feel the judges should be retained. All six judges were overwhelmingly recommended for retention by the members of the ACBA due to their impartiality, temperament and performance on the bench.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS
CANDIDATE NAME
Hon. Eleanor L. Bush
Hon. Paul E. Cozza
Hon. Lawrence J. O’Toole
Hon. Jill E. Rangos
Hon. Jennifer A. Satler
Hon. Christine A. Ward
ACBA RATING
JUDICIAL ELECTION CANDIDATE RATINGS
The following candidates have been evaluated by the ACBA Judiciary Committee, made up of 31 ACBA members, elected by their fellow bar association members. The Judiciary Committee evaluates all those candidates seeking a seat on the Allegheny County Common Pleas, as well as those candidates from Allegheny County seeking seats on the bench in Pennsylvania’s Appellate Courts. For an explanation of the ratings used, click here.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CANDIDATE NAME
ACBA JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RATING
R. Anthony DeLuca
Patrick A. Sweeney
SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
CANDIDATE NAME
ACBA JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RATING
Jill Lipman Beck
The Pa. Bar Association rated candidates for the PA Superior Court. To view their ratings, visit PaVoteSmart.org.
COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
The Pa. Bar Association rated candidates for the PA Commonwealth Court. To view their ratings, visit PaVoteSmart.org.
SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
The Pa. Bar Association rated candidates for the PA Supreme Court. To view their ratings, visit PaVoteSmart.org.