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Magisterial District Judge 07-1-02 (6 YR term)

Magisterial judges preside over district courts that are responsible for adjudicating all traffic and non-traffic citations as well as processing criminal and private criminal complaints inclusive of arraignmentsand preliminary hearings, the handling of civil and landlord tenant complaints up to a jurisdictional limitof $12,000 as well as parking violations. All misdemeanor and felony violations are filed in the districtcourts where they are preliminarily arraigned and afforded a preliminary hearing. At the conclusion ofthe preliminary hearing, the charges are dismissed, waved to a court or held for court and referred tothe court of Common Pleas.

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    David Chichilitti
    (Dem, Rep)

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What is the most important quality in a judge?

Under what circumstances would you recuse yourself from a case?

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Education Graduate Mercer County Community College/ Training Medical College of Pennsylvania/Instructor Drexel University.
Experience Elected Bristol Borough School Director: 36 years. I have worked hard to gain the communities trust and plan on doing so as MDJ.
A Judge must be fair, neutral, and unbiased. A Magistrate Judge or "justice of the peace" is the minor court of the Commonwealth. The Magistrates roll is to handle the lower limits of the court system. A Magistrate must have patience, be practical and uphold the law. They must treat cases before them, with respect and and empathy.
I would recuse myself if I felt conflicted or my personal beliefs might sway my decisions in the court.
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