Tuesday, February 24, 2009

PBA Judicial Evaluation Commission Releases Fourth Round of 2009 Judicial Ratings

HARRISBURG (Feb. 4, 2009) - The Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission (PBA JEC) today released its fourth round of ratings for potential judicial candidates seeking election to the state's appellate courts in November. The ratings released today are for Republican candidates who were evaluated by the Commission last week, and the ratings are being issued prior to the Republican State Committee meeting this weekend. Ratings for Democratic candidates evaluated by the Commission last week were issued last Friday, just prior to last weekend's meeting of the Pennsylvania State Democratic Committee.

Each candidate requesting an evaluation by the PBA JEC is eligible to receive a rating of "Highly Recommended," "Recommended" or "Not Recommended."

The PBA JEC's ratings completed during the fourth round of evaluations are as follows:

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania - Recommended

Judge Jacqueline O. Shogan, Allegheny County

Superior Court of Pennsylvania - Highly Recommended

Judge Judith F. Olson, Allegheny County

Superior Court of Pennsylvania - Recommended

Sallie Updyke Mundy, Tioga County

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania - Recommended

Kevin Brobson, Dauphin County
Judge Patricia A. McCullough, Allegheny County


For all of the PBA recommenations and ratings, visit:

http://www.pabar.org/public/news%20releases/pr020409.asp

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