Pennsylvania Superior Court Race Candidates
Please click the links on the candidates' names for the full Q&A. Those without a hyperlinked name have not provided responses. Maria Battista Battista,…
March 04, 2023 at 12:21 PM
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Please click the links on the candidates' names for the full Q&A. Those without a hyperlinked name have not provided responses.
Battista, a Republican, is vice president for federal and state contracts with The Judge Group, a staffing agency and IT consulting firm. She has also held positions in the Department of Defense and Pennsylvania departments of health and state. The Pennsylvania Bar Association rated Battista not recommended for failure to participate.
Beck, a Democrat, was a civil litigator with Blank Rome, where she led several pro bono initiatives. She is highly recommended by the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Dugan is the current President Judge of the Philadelphia Municipal Court, which he was elected to in 2019, after being appointed to the bench in 2007 and retained in 2015. Dugan is also a U.S. Army veteran. Dugan received a not recommended rating from the Pennsylvania Bar Association for failure to participate.
Lane, a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge, has been on the bench for nearly a decade, and has a wide breadth of legal experience both on and off the bench. Before her time on the bench, Lane worked as a public defender, civil arbitrator, child advocate and chief counsel. Read her prior Q&As with The Legal here and here.
Smail, a Republican, serves as judge in the Westmoreland County Court of Common Pleas. He is recommended by the Pennsylvania Bar Association and has a background in criminal and family law.
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