No results have been reported from Chester County as of yet, however, President Judge Paula Francisco Ott is trailing in her bid to win a seat on the Superior Court, with roughly 22 percent of precincts across the state reporting. It should also be pointed out that the majority of precincts reporting are in Philadelphia (58 percent of all precincts in the city have reported) and Allegheny County (20 percent of all precincts in the county, which includes Pittsburgh), which have long been Democrat strongholds.
Judge Ott is currently seventh out of nine candidates – four Democrat, four Republican, and one Libertarian – with 10.9 percent of the vote. The four Democrat candidates – Anne Lazarus (13.9 percent), Kevin McCarthy (13.5), Robert Colville (13.4), and Teresa Sarmina (13.2) – currently lead the statewide polling. The leading Republican is Judy Olsen (12.8), followed by Sallie Mundy (11.7), Judge Ott, and Temp Smith (9.0). The Republicans, however are polling well in early returns in Berks County (45 percent of precincts), with Judge Ott placing third, behind Olsen and Mundy.
It's interesting that the state GOP ran ads promoting the candidacy of current Superior Court Judge Joan Melvin Orie with separate ads for both Olsen and Mundy, but no such ads for Judge Ott (at least in the Philadelphia market; that's not to say it was a different situation in the western part of the state).
In any event, when we start getting results from Westtown Road, Unplugged will provide updates on, among other races, the West Chester Area School District school board, District Court races in Lionville and Avondale, and county row-offices.
COMMON TERMS/ABBREVIATIONS
1543 - The section of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code relating to Driving a Motor Vehicle Under Suspension; 1543-A is a Non-DUI Related Suspension, 1543-B is a DUI Related Suspension
ARD - Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (program for non-violent first time offenders, mainly DUI cases, but not exclusive to DUI)
CCH - Chester County Hospital
CCP - Chester County Prison
GFAC - Good Fellowship Ambulance
IPP - Intermediate Punishment Program (alternative to full incarceration for certain non-violent offenses)
Lima Labs - The PSP Regional Laboratory in Lima, Middletown Twp, Delaware County; the mandated fee for DUI/Alcohol related testing is $70, the drug testing fee is $105
Medic 91 - CCH Paramedics
PWID - Possession With Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance (ie. Drug Trafficking)
REAP - Recklessly Endangering Another Person
SCI - State Correctional Institute (aka State Penitentary)
Summary Disposition - An agreement between the Commonwealth and a defendant, usually at the District Court level, where misdemeanor are withdrawn in exchange for a guilty plea to a summary offense if certain conditions (ie. drug/alcohol treatment, community service, restitution) are complied with; non compliance can mean an automatic waiver to Common Pleas Court
TBUT - Theft by Unlawful Taking
Treatment Court - What the Common Pleas Court refers to as it's Restrictive Intermediate Punishment (similar to IPP, but for offenses graded as "Level 3 or 4" according to state sentencing guidelines)
OFFICE FINDER FOR JUSTICE CENTER
WEST Wing of Justice Center faces North New Street;
EAST Wing of Justice Center faces North Darlington Street
1ST Floor WEST
Sheriff's Office
1st Floor EAST
Cafeteria
Clerk of Courts
District Court 15-1-01
Prothonotary
2nd Floor WEST
Adult Probation and Parole
Register of Wills/Clerk of the Orphan's Court
2nd Floor EAST
Bail Agency/Pre-Trial Services
Law Library
Public Defender's Office
3rd Floor WEST
Juvenile Probation
3rd Floor EAST
Domestic Relations
4th Floor WEST
Court Administration
4th Floor EAST
Chester County Detectives
District Attorney
Warrant Enforcement Bureau
5th Floor WEST
Master's Rooms
5th Floor EAST
Court Reporters
Jury Commissioner's and Juror Assembly Room
6th Floor WEST
Courtrooms #9, #10, #11, and #12
6th Floor EAST
Courtrooms #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, and #19
7th Floor WEST
Courtrooms #1, #3, and #4
7th Floor EAST
Courtrooms #2, #5, #6, #7, and #8
COMMON PLEAS COURT JUDGES COURTROOM ASSIGNMENTS
CR #1 - President Judge Paula Francisco Ott
CR #2 - Judge Thomas Gavin
CR #3 - Judge Robert Shenkin
CR #4 - Judge William Mahon
CR #5 - Judge Howard F. Riley, Jr.
CR #6 - Judge David Bortner
CR #7 - Judge James P. MacElree II
CR #8 - Judge Ronald Nagle
CR #9 - (RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE)
CR #10 - Senior Judge Charles Smith
CR #11 - Judge Edward Griffith
CR #12 - Judge Anthony Sarcione
CR #13 - (NUMBER NOT USED)
CR #14 - Judge Phyllis Streitel
CR #15 - Judge John Hall
CR #16 - Judge Katherine Platt
CR #17 - Judge Jacqueline Cody
CR #18 - (RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE)
CR #19 - (RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE)
COMMON PLEAS COURT CRIMINAL TERMS
BORTNER (6)
Sept. 28-Oct. 9
Nov. 9-20
GAVIN (2)
Sept. 14-Oct. 2
Oct. 26-Nov. 6
Nov. 30-Dec. 12
MacELREE (7)
Oct. 26-Nov. 6
MAHON (4)
Sept. 14-Oct. 9
Oct. 26-Nov. 20
Dec. 7-18
NAGLE (8)
Oct. 12-23
Nov. 9-20
RILEY (5)
Oct. 5-16
Nov. 9-20
Dec. 14-18
SARCIONE (12)
Rotation I
Oct. 12-23
Nov. 23-Dec. 4
Rotation II
Sept. 28-Oct. 9
Nov. 9-20
STRIETEL (14)
Oct. 26-Nov. 6
Dec. 7-18
COMMON PLEAS COURT "SIGNING JUDGES"
The "signing" judge for the week has many purposes in Chester County:
Serve as the on-call judge available to sign warrants that fall under the jurisdiction of the Common Pleas Court (ie. wiretap warrants)
Hear all Protection From Abuse (PFA) orders - Mondays
Preside over the admission and removal hearings for the ARD program - Tuesdays
Preside over "72-hour" bench warrant hearings - Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
Preside over appeals to PennDOT regarding driver license suspensions - Thursdays
Preside over video Gagnon I hearings - Fridays
Over the course of the signing judge's week, typically referred to as the Miscellaneous List (Misc. List), Gagnon II hearings, summary appeals, expungement hearings, sentencings, and pre-trial motions are also heard. On some weeks, other judges will have Misc. List matters, however the signing judge handles all of the above listed matters for the week.
2009
Sept. 28-Oct. 2: Shenkin
Oct. 5-9: Smith
Oct. 12-16: Streitel
Oct. 19-23: Mahon
Oct. 26-30: Sarcione
Nov. 2-4: Smith
Nov. 5-6: Ott
Nov. 9-13: Shenkin
Nov. 16-20: Gavin
Nov. 23-24: Hall
Nov. 25: MacElree
Nov. 30-Dec. 4: Mahon
Dec. 7-11: Bortner
Dec. 14-18: Griffith
DISTRICT COURT AFTER-HOURS "ON CALL" SCHEDULE
The On-Call District Judges handle preliminary arraignments for criminal cases, issue emergency Protection From Abuse orders, and accept bail postings outside of the District Court system's normal hours.
The below schedule may be subject to change. To confirm who the on-call MDJ is, contact Chester County Police Radio at (610) 383-7000.
The 2009 schedule listed below is a tentative listing based on the current schedule cycle. The confirmed 2010 District Court on-call schedule will be posted once it becomes available from Court Administration.
November 2009
27: MDJ Kraut/West Goshen (20:00-23:30 only)
28-29: MDJ Cabry/Honey Brook
30: MDJ Scott/Lionville
December 2009
1-2: MDJ Scott/Lionville
3-5: MDJ D'Angelo/Pottstown
6-8: MDJ Maisano/Kennett
9-11: MDJ Farmer/Oxford
12-14: MDJ Cabry/Honey Brook
15-17: MDJ Gill/Parkesburg
18-20: MDJ Blackburn/Chesterbrook
21-23: MDJ Valocchi/Thorndale
24-26: MDJ Smith/Exton
27-29: Avondale
30-31: MDJ Knapp/Union Street
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