Berks County Common Pleas Retention 3
Court of Common Pleas Retention Election QuestionShall Jim Lillis be retained for an additional term as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, 23rd Judicial District, Berks County?Pregunta de Retención de la Corte de Primeras Instancias ¿Deberá servir Jim Lillis por un término adicional como Juez de la Corte de Primeras Instancias, del Distrito Judicial Número 23, del Condado de Berks?Judicial retention is a nonpolitical method of reelecting Pennsylvania judges. The merit retention provision of Pennsylvania’s constitution allows all but magisterial district judges to be retained with a simple “yes” or “no” vote without ballot reference to political affiliation. This provision was designed to remove judges from the pressures of the political arena once they begin their first term of office. * Source: www.pacourts.us/learn/how-judges-are-elected/
