A key factor in the competitiveness of 45 Philadelphia lawyers vying for 10 Philadelphia Common Pleas judgeships was determined with Wednesday’s lottery in Harrisburg for what order candidates will appear on the ballot.

But the concern that ballot position, and not more rational metrics of judicial worthiness, is a key factor in picking the city’s trial judges once again rears its head.

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