JUDICIAL ELECTION CANDIDATE RATINGS
The following candidates have been evaluated by the ACBA Judiciary Committee, made up of 31 ACBA members, elected by their fellow bar association members. The Judiciary Committee evaluates all those candidates seeking a seat on the Allegheny County Common Pleas, as well as those candidates from Allegheny County seeking seats on the bench in Pennsylvania’s Appellate Courts. For an explanation of the ratings used, click here.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CANDIDATE NAME
ACBA JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RATING
Alyssa Burrell Cowan
Rosemary C. Crawford
R. Anthony DeLuca
Hon. Daniel J. Konieczka
Hon. Andrew F. Szefi
Marc D. Daffner
Richard T. Ernsberger
G. Clinton Kelley
Ryan S. Kiray
Matthew R. Rogers
Patrick A. Sweeney
Ilan Zur
The Judiciary Committee evaluated several individuals and gave them a “Not Recommended” rating. These individuals’ names are not being posted at this time. Should any of these candidate formally enter the election as candidates, their ratings will be made public after March 22, 2023 deadline to withdrawal has passed.
COMMONWEALTH COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
CANDIDATE NAME
ACBA JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RATING
Bryan S. Neft
Amanda Green-Hawkins
The Judiciary Committee evaluated several individuals and gave them a “Not Recommended” rating. These individuals’ names are not being posted at this time. Should any of these candidate formally enter the election as candidates, their ratings will be made public after March 22, 2023 deadline to withdrawal has passed.
SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
ACBA JUDICIARY COMMITTEE RATING
CANDIDATE NAME
Jill Lipman Beck
Bryan S. Neft
The Judiciary Committee evaluated several individuals and gave them a “Not Recommended” rating. These individuals’ names are not being posted at this time. Should any of these candidate formally enter the election as candidates, their ratings will be made public after March 22, 2023 deadline to withdrawal has passed.