On Tuesday, Philadelphians effectively chose the nine judicial candidates who will be taking seats on the Common Pleas and Municipal Court benches next year.

With 17 percent of Philadelphia's eligible voters coming out for the primary, turnout was higher than expected for an off-year race, but the results were a mixed bag when it came to the Democratic City Committee's endorsements, or the Philadelphia Bar Association's judicial ratings system.

According to the results from the Pennsylvania Department of State, four candidates who were not endorsed by the party made it through the primary, as did three candidates who were rated as “not recommended” by the bar association.