Joe Brown (Pennsylvania)

Joe Brown

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## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2017
* 1.1.1 Selection method
* 2 See also
* 3 External links
* 4 Footnotes

Joe Brown was a candidate for the Berks County Magisterial District in Pennsylvania. Brown was defeated in the primary election on May 16, 2017.

## Elections[edit]

### 2017[edit]

See also: Pennsylvania local trial court judicial elections, 2017

Pennsylvania held local judicial elections on November 7, 2017. A primary election occurred on May 16, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was March 7, 2017. Candidates and recently appointed judges of the Courts of Common Pleas must initially run in partisan elections. Subsequent terms are won through retention elections. Elections for the Magisterial District Courts are always partisan. Pennsylvania allows cross-filing for candidates running in partisan elections. Most candidates run in both the Democratic and Republican primaries.[1]

Brian Strand defeated Joe Brown in the Democratic primary for the Berks County Magisterial District 23-3-5.[2]

Berks County Magisterial District 23-3-5, Democratic Primary, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Brian Strand | 59.23% | 674
Joe Brown | 40.69% | 463
Write-in votes | 0.09% | 1
Total Votes | 1,138
Source: Berks County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Official Primary Election Results," May 16, 2017

Brian Strand defeated Joe Brown in the Republican primary for the Berks County Magisterial District 23-3-5.[3]

Berks County Magisterial District 23-3-5, Republican Primary, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Brian Strand | 59.66% | 911
Joe Brown | 40.21% | 614
Write-in votes | 0.13% | 2
Total Votes | 1,527
Source: Berks County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Official Primary Election Results," May 16, 2017

#### Selection method[edit]

See also: Partisan election of judges

Judges of the Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts are selected in partisan elections. They serve six-year terms. After their initial term, magistrates must run for new terms in contested races.[4][5]

Qualifications
A judge must be:

* a local resident for at least one year;[5]
* a state bar member;*
* no younger than 21; and
* no older than 75.

*Magisterial district judges may alternatively pass a training course to sidestep the bar member requirement.[5]

## See also[edit]

* Courts in Pennsylvania
* Berks County, Pennsylvania
* Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts

## External links[edit]

* Pennsylvania Courts, "Magisterial District Judges"

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed February 23, 2017
2. ↑ Berks County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
3. ↑ Berks County, Pennsylvania, "2017 Primary Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2017
4. ↑ Pennsylvania Courts, "How Judges Are Elected," accessed July 22, 2015
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Pennsylvania; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014

Pennsylvania courts

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Federal courts:

Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania

State courts:

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts

State resources:

Courts in Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania judicial elections • Judicial selection in Pennsylvania

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