Following Pennsylvania’s Unendorsed Judicial Candidates
By Bob Small
Two of the judicial candidates who were not endorsed, Feb. 8 by the Pennsylvania GOP are continuing their campaigns.
Maria Battista is still in the Superior Court race and Joshua Prince continues his quest for a seat on Commonwealth Court.
Commonwealth Court was established in 1968 and and Superior Court in 1895. They are Pennsylvania’s intermediate appellate courts.
For a not too detailed analysis see Pennsylvania Court Structure
Maria Battista was a hearing examiner for three years, among many other postings.
In a Q and A with the Legal Intelligencer, she noted she a bachelors from Clarion University, Juries Doctorate from Ohio Northern University, masters in business Administration from Westminster College and a Docorate of Education from the University of Pittsburgh.
Recently, she has worked for the Pennsylvania Coalition of Nurse Practitioners.
Josh Prince heads the Joshua Prince – Civil Rights Defense Firm, P.C.
He is a cumlaude graduate of Montreal’s McGill University and the Harrisburg branch of Widener School of Law. His law firm focuses on Civil Rights law — such as unlawful seizure and Covid mandates, and Second Amendment issues.
His Endorsemne tpage includes six state representatives, a congress member, three county officials and a a representative of the Second Amendment Foundation.
He is married to Jessica.
The endorsement meeting is where state Sen. Greg Rothman beat businessman Bill Bachenberg to be become state GOP chairman.
“The Swamp may have won today but the MPGA and MAGA movement can’t be stopped. The PA GOP establishment has awoke a pride of sleeping tigers, stay tuned,” Bachenberg said.
Following Pennsylvania’s Unendorsed Judicial Candidates