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Tiffany Thomas-Smith, of Lower Makefield, is running for a vacant judge seat in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. (Courtesy of Tiffany Thomas-Smith)
NEWTOWN, PA The Bucks County Democratic Committee has endorsed Tiffany Thomas-Smith for judge in the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas.
The Lower Makefield family law attorney is one of four Democrats running for the vacant judge seat to replace Bucks County Judge Alan Rubenstein, who is retiring at the end of the year at the age of 75 a mandatory retirement age for Pennsylvania judges.
The committee announced its support of Thomas-Smith during its annual endorsement meeting held virtually this past weekend.
The new political season is getting off to a quick start as six candidates have already entered the race for a seat on the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas.
Four Democrats and two Republicans have announced their candidacies for the Pennsylvania Primary Electionon May 18, in which judicial candidates can run on both tickets as a sign of impartiality. They will be able to cross file for both parties tickets after Feb. 12.
The official list of seats open in the judicial race won t be announced by the Pennsylvania Department of State until mid February.
The attorneys who are candidates include: