PBA Recommends Retention for All Four Appellate Judges on November Ballot

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By ZACK NEEDLES

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Judges P. Kevin Brobson and Patricia A. McCullough and Superior Court Judges Anne E. Lazarus and Judith Ference Olson all received "recommended" ratings.

The Pennsylvania Bar Association has recommended for retention the two Commonwealth Court judges and two Superior Court judges on the ballot this November, according to ratings the PBA’s Judicial Evaluation Commission released Tuesday.

In retention elections, the PBA only has two candidate ratings, “recommended for retention” and “not recommended for retention.” Commonwealth Court Judges P. Kevin Brobson and Patricia A. McCullough and Superior Court Judges Anne E. Lazarus and Judith Ference Olson all received “recommended” ratings.

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