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Here are Pa.’s 2021 statewide judicial races and what you need to know about them
Updated May 04, 2021;
By Stephen Caruso | Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Registered Democrats and Republicans across the commonwealth will have to pick their candidates to run for four open seats on all three of the state’s appellate courts.
If elected, these judges will serve a 10-year term before they’ll stand for a yes or no retention vote.
We’ll dive into the specifics of the courts and the candidates below.
But one quick thing under state law, judicial candidates can’t say much about policy or politics when they’re running, leaving voters with little information outside of endorsements from interest groups or elected officials.
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The appeal of a Greenfield Township resident whose property was sold for back taxes has been rejected by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.
The state appeals court ruled last week the Blair County Tax Claim Bureau followed the law by properly notifying the property owner and by posting notice of the County’s 2018 Upset Tax Sale tax sale on the property.
The Commonwealth Court, in its decision, upheld a Sept. 25, 2019, ruling by Blair County Judge Jackie Bernard who found the notice of the sale was posted in a place “conspicuous and visible to the public.”
Property owner Mearle Weyant, through his Hollidaysburg attorney Phillip O. Robertson, brought the case before the state appeals court.
In an important step toward opening up a government process that has traditionally been cloaked in secrecy, a panel of judges on Tuesday said applications for individuals hoping to fill
SOMERSET â Hot meatloaf sandwiches were on the menu Thursday at the Summit Diner.
But halting table service to comply with Gov. Tom Wolfâs latest order was not â even with state officials asking the state Commonwealth Court to impose penalties on the diner for rejecting the mandate.
âWeâre thinking about our workers,â said Chloe Foy, a manager at the North Center Avenue restaurant. âWeâre a family here and we didnât want them to worry about being sent home to ring in the New Year on such a terrible note like this.â
The Summit Diner is one of 22 restaurants statewide facing legal action after it declined to comply with Wolfâs original three-week order to halt dine-in services until Monday.