Magisterial District Judge 07-3-01 (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.
What is the most important quality in a judge?
Under what circumstances would you recuse yourself from a case?
Education
Villanova University Law School
Experience
Attorney - 37 years. I have extensive experience in each of the district courts in Bucks County and have represented clients before each of the Judges in the Court of Common Pleas. I routinely represent minors as a Guardian ad litem in Dependency Court and older individuals in Incapacity matters
I believe the most important quality in a Judge is to respect all individuals who come to our courts.
I would recuse myself from a case if I thought I could not be fair or impartial or if one of the parties believed that he or she would be at a disadvantage because of my relationship with the other party.
Education
I graduated with a B.S. from Southern Connecticut State Univ., Magna cum Laude and J.D. from Widener Univeristy School of Law, pro bono distinction
Experience
I'm Licensed to practice law in PA and NJ and admitted in federal court in the Eastern and Middle Districts of PA.I have been practicing law for 17 years. I have experience in criminal prosecution and civil ligitation and currently practice family law and criminal defense.
Integrity is the most important quality in a judge. Judicial integrity requires a judge to be fair, honest and impartial in applying the law to the facts and parties before the court and to not litigate from the bench, but to respect the laws and rules that have been legislated. Integrity also requires the judge to be respectful in her/his position as a servant of the law.
While I believe I would be able to preside over most any case objectively and fairly, I would recuse myself from a case in which I had personal knowledge of the facts in dispute, a close relationship with a party, a substantial financial interest in the case or some other significant factor that could be construed to be unduly influential.
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