15PrimaryVOTERS’GUIDE

MONDAY, MAY 11, 2015

ChristineDONOHUEAge: 62About the candidate: Afterappearing in courtroomsfor 27 years as a lawyer,Donohue was electedin 2007 to serve on theSuperior Court. She hasdecided more than 2,000appeals by written decisions.

Robert COLVILLEAge: 49About the candidate: Colville is anAllegheny County Court judge. He is alsoa member of the Pennsylvania SupremeCourt to the Court of Judicial Discipline ofPennsylvania.

Todd EAGENAge: 47About the candidate: A partner ina Lackawanna County-based firm,Eagen and his colleagues specialize inrepresenting unions across Pennsylvania.They represent the Pennsylvania StateTroopers Association and PennsylvaniaState Corrections Officers Association.

James R. HAINES Jr. (J.R. HAINES on ballot) - constable of Lancastercity’s 8th Ward

Adam WITKONIS - attorney

Miles BIXLER - West Hempfield Township police corporal

Robert L. BUZZENDORE JR. - attorney at Hoffmeyer & Semmelman in York

William GENETTI - Lancaster city police officer

Mark G. PUGLIESE - West Hempfield Township police chief

Deborah L. GREATHOUSE - Lancaster County assistant district attorney

Ray SHELLER - Parkesburg Borough constable

J.R. HAINES - see above Adam WITKONIS - see above

Ronald T. GRENKO* - physician at Downtown Family Medicine

Craig M. HUMMER* - residential loan officer at Metro Bank

Caroline LALVANI* - director of community affairs and special events at E-town College

Mike NICODEMUS - new business coordinator for UGI Utilities

Terry L. SEIDERS* - supervisor of regional operations at First Energy

Karen SWEIGART - real estate agent with Sweigart Partnership

Miles BIXLER - see above

Robert L. BUZZENDORE JR. - see above

William GENETTI - see above

Mark G. PUGLIESE - see above

Deborah L. GREATHOUSE - see above Ray SHELLER - see above

Anne E. LAZARUSAge: 62About the candidate:Lazarus was elected toher current position as aSuperior Court judge in2009. Since her election,she has written morethan 2,000 memos andopinions and has beenrecognized for providingpro bono legal service.

Cheryl ALLENAge: 67About the candidate: Allenstarted her career as ateacher before becominga lawyer. After practicingthe law for 15 years, shegot her first position as ajudge in 1990. She becamethe first black woman to beelected to the PennsylvaniaSuperior Court.

Judy OLSONAge: 57About the candidate:Olson currently serveson the PennsylvaniaSuperior Court. Prior toher election to the highercourt, she served on theCourt of Common Pleasof Allegheny County,where she presided overnumerous civil matters.

Kevin M.DOUGHERTYAge: 51About the candidate:Dougherty has served asa judge on the Court ofCommon Pleas since 2001.He previously served asadministrative judge ofPhiladelphia Family Courtfor nearly a decade.

Alice Beck DUBOWAge: 56About the candidate: Dubow has servedas judge in the Philadelphia Court ofCommon Pleas for the past seven years.She began her public service as anassistant city solicitor for the City ofPhiladelphia in 1992.

Michael WOJCIKAge: 50About the candidate: Wojcik is anAllegheny County attorney who alsoserves as solicitor for the AlleghenyCounty Airport Authority. He served asAllegheny County solicitor for eight years.

David WECHTAge: 52About the candidate:Wecht has served onthe Superior Court ofPennsylvania since 2012.Prior to that he served asa trial judge on the Courtof Common Pleas forPennsylvania, presidingextensively in both the civiland family divisions.

Anne COVEYAge: 55About the candidate:Covey was elected tothe CommonwealthCourt in 2011. Prior to herelection, she served onthe Pennsylvania LaborRelations Board for over adecade.

Correale STEVENSAge: 68About the candidate:Stevens, then presidentjudge of the state SuperiorCourt, was nominated inJune 2013 to fill the termof former Justice Melvin.He served for four yearsas Luzerne County districtattorney, and ran for hisposition as judge in 1991.

John HenryFORADORAAge: 48About the candidate:Foradora is presidentjudge in Jefferson Countyand is one of four statejudges on the StrategicPlanning Workshop of thePennsylvania SentencingCommission.

Dwayne D.WOODRUFFAge: 58About the candidate:Woodruff is a judge onthe Court of CommonPleas of Allegheny County,presiding primarily overjuvenile cases. He beganpracticing law in 1988 whileplaying for the PittsburghSteelers.

Mike GEORGEAge: 56About the candidate:Currently in his second10-year term as a AdamsCounty Court judge,George presides over arange of civil and criminalcases. He also serves aschairman of the county’sCriminal Justice AdvisoryBoard.

RebeccaWARRENAge: 48About the candidate:Warren is district attorneyfor Montour County.Throughout her 24-yearlegal career, she hasappeared in front of state,federal and county courtson thousands of cases.

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MAGISTERIALDISTRICTJUDGESThree areas of Lancaster County feature contested primaries for magisterial districtjudge.Magisterial district judges receive an annual salary of $88,290 and serve six years. Theyhandle arraignments, minor criminal offenses, traffic citations and nontraffic ordinanceviolations, marriage ceremonies, emergency protection-from-abuse petitions and civilcases up to $12,000.While they do not have to be lawyers, they are required to complete a training courseoffered by the state and attend 32 hours of continuing-education courses each year.Many of the candidates have cross-filed for the positions, meaning they will appear onboth the Democratic and Republican ballots. Candidate’s current profession listed.Contested primaries are as follows:

SCHOOLBOARDRACESSix local school districts feature contested primaries on at least one party’s ballot thisspring. Candidate’s profession listed. *Incumbent seeking re-electionContested races are as follows:

District 2-1-01Lancaster city’s southwest quadrant that includes the 4th and 8th wards

ElizabethtownSix candidates are seeking the Republican nomination for five seats. They are:

District 2-1-03Columbia and Mountville boroughs and West Hempfield Township

District 2-3-05Bart, Caernarvon, Leacock, Paradise, Sadsbury and Salisbury townships

PENNSYLVANIASUPERIORCOURTThe Superior Court is one of Pennsylvania’s two statewide intermediate appellate courts.The court consists of 15 judges who get an annual salary of $191,926 and serve 10-yearterms.This court reviews most of the civil and criminal cases that are appealed from the Courtsof Common Pleas in the state’s 67 counties. A huge volume of appeals flow to SuperiorCourt from the trial courts. Generally, appeals are heard by panels of three judges sittingin Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.This court often is the final arbiter of legal disputes, although the Supreme Court maygrant a petition for review of a Superior Court decision.There are two candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for one seat. They are:

PENNSYLVANIACOMMONWEALTHCOURTThe Commonwealth Court is one of Pennsylvania’s two statewide intermediate appellatecourts. The court consists of nine judges who get an annual salary of $191,926 and serve10-year terms.This court is generally limited to legal matters involving state and local government andregulatory agencies. Litigation typically focuses on such subjects as banking, insurance,utility regulation, land-use, elections, labor practices and workers’ compensation. Casesare generally heard by panels of three judges sitting in Harrisburg, Philadelphia andPittsburgh.There are two candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for one seat. They are:

PENNSYLVANIASUPREMECOURTThe Supreme Court is the highest court in the commonwealth. The court consists ofseven judges who get an annual salary of $203,409 and serve 10-year terms.This court is considered the court of last resort, taking appeals from lower courts.Cases are generally heard by panels sitting in Harrisburg, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.There are three Supreme Court vacancies. They were created by the retirementsof Chief Justice Ronald Castille, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 70last year, and Justice Seamus McCafferty, who stepped down last year to avoid aninvestigation into pornographic emails. Justice Joan Orie Melvin, who was convicted in2013 of using her staff to run her campaign, resigned.There are six candidates seeking the Democratic and Republican nominations forthree seats. They are:

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Polls open 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.Tuesday, May 19Contested races are as follows:

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