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Magisterial District Judge District 49-01-01

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    Donald M. Hahn
    (D,R)

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If elected, what will be your top three priorities, and how will you address them?

Education JD, 1992, Villanova University School of Law; BA, 1987, Pennsylvania State University
contactemail donaldhahnsc@gmail.com
ADJUDICATION ALTERNATIVES. My district frequently has the largest number of summary non-traffic cases in the county. When appropriate, I will continue to support alcohol education courses and community service opportunities over fines and imprisonment when it is in the best interests of the community and the defendant. LANGUAGE ACCESS. Penn State attracts many residents for whom English is a second language. I will continue to work with the statewide court system to recruit qualified interpreters from within the Penn State community. More qualified interpreters will result in improved quality of service and better justice for our foreign-language neighbors. FAIRNESS TO TENANTS. The number of landlord-tenant complaints have declined in my district. However, I will continue to remain cognizant that financially troubled tenants deserve a fair opportunity to cure their rent arrears. Protecting state law pay-and-stay rights is important.