The primary election winners for the Lehigh Valley’s district judge seats
Updated 12:10 AM;
Judicial candidates in Pennsylvania can cross-file, allowing them to appear on both parties’ ballots.
Those that won on both ballots in Tuesday’s primary election are virtually assured a win in November’s general election, barring a successful write-in or third-party candidacy. Those who only won on one party’s ballot will face off in the Nov. 2 election against the winner on the other party’s ballot to decide who gets the seat.
District judges handle preliminary arraignments and preliminary hearings in criminal cases to determine if the cases will move on to county court, as well as landlord-tenant disputes, traffic offenses and civil actions where the amount claimed does not exceed $12,000.