Reached Wednesday, Corr said he was thrilled with the results of the primary.
“I think the whole Republican ticket did really well last night,” he said.
He said he was pleased with the number of people who came out to vote during an off-year election.
“We’ll just keep campaigning and keep talking to people about my experience, he said, adding that he believes his experience makes him the best judge candidate.
“I think I have the tools that are needed for the courts at this time,” he said.
Thomas-Smith, a Democrat, worked for the Defender Association of Philadelphia and as a law clerk in New Jersey Superior Court.
Corr said his experience in over 70 jury trials would help him handle the backlog.
“I know that is something I can do right away going in, he said.
He said the backlog won t be known until the courts open up fully, when people will began filing notices of intent to go to trial in their civil or criminal cases.
Another issue facing the courts, he said, is access to the courts themselves. He noted that during the pandemic, the courts allowed people to appear in court via video.
Corr said he has seen officials making use of video technology, such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams, for some hearings.
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The Montgomery County Courthouse Plaza in Norristown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
During the May 18 primary election, one of the many decisions voters in the Philadelphia suburbs will make is about who will sit on the courts that often serve as the very first step for any significant legal issue.
These are the Common Pleas courts, the lowest-level courts for which the commonwealth holds elections.
There are sixty of them statewide generally one per county, though several rural counties are doubled up and they seat between one and 93 judges. Those judges are selected for 10-year terms in statewide, partisan elections, and then are put to a yes-or-no retention vote for subsequent terms.
Pat Poprik, chair of the Bucks County Republican Organization, admits the party has lost a few members since the fall election and the deadly insurrection in Washington, but was encouraged by the turnout Thursday night when the party s executive committee gathered to make endorsements for the May 18 primary.
Some 100 party faithful showed up in person or online by Zoom. The party had the strongest attendance that I ve seen in all the years I ve been doing this, said Poprik, who s been chair since 2012. It was incredible.
Even the Republicans in Bristol Township a bastion of Democratic voting are appointing committee people. We have an enthusiasm and interest that is unbelievable, she said.
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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.