McCaffery, Todd elected to state high court

[bronxiteforever]

The Associated Press, 11/07/07 6:27 AM EST

PHILADELPHIA — Democrats will soon control Pennsylvania’s highest court, thanks to the victorious campaigns of a former Philadelphia judge who dispensed speedy justice to rowdy football fans in “Eagles Court” and a steelworker’s daughter from western Pennsylvania.

The Supreme Court victories of state Superior Court judges Seamus McCaffery and Debra Todd will give the Democrats a one-seat majority in January, replacing the current one-seat Republican majority.

Todd, 50, of Butler County, spent 18 years working as a lawyer before she was elected to the appellate bench in 1999. In a telephone interview early Wednesday, she noted that she will be only the second woman to serve on the court, and the first Democrat to be elected to it.

more here

http://www.pennlive.com/elections/midstate/article287040.ece

Good news!:woohoo:

[Allenberg]

1. Both my wife and I voted for them.

Good deal. :)

[JPZenger]

2. State Supreme Court Needs Some Help

The State Supreme Court needs some fresh blood. Some of their decisions have been confusing and seemed to be knee-jerk.