Philadelphia Bar Association Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention
2017 General Election Ratings – Candidates
Superior Court of Pennsylvania *
Highly Recommended:
Maria McLaughlin
Recommended:
Carolyn H. Nichols
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania *
Recommended:
Ellen H. Ceisler
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Recommended:
Deborah Canty
Lucretia C. Clemons
Vincent Furlong
Vikki Kristiansson
Zac Shaffer
Stella Tsai
Not Recommended:
Deborah Denise Cianfrani
Mark B. Cohen
Shanese Johnson
Philadelphia Municipal Court
Recommended:
Marissa Joan Brumbach
Matt S. Wolf
2017 General Election Ratings – Retention Judges
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Recommended:
Linda A. Carpenter
Ellen H. Ceisler
Michael E. Erdos
Shelley Robins New
Rosalyn K. Robinson
Teresa M. Sarmina
Philadelphia Municipal Court
Recommended:
Thomas F. Gehret
Nazario Jimenez Jr.
William A. Meehan Jr.
Bradley K. Moss
David C. Shuter
Karen Y. Simmons
Joyce O. Webb Eubanks
Not Recommended:
James M. De Leon
Marvin L. Williams
* Appellate court ratings are issued only for those candidates who maintain a principal office or chambers in Philadelphia.