Posted on Nov 8, 2023
Dan McCaffery wins Pennsylvania Supreme Court election, AP projects
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With McCaffery’s projected win, the seven-seat Supreme Court will be composed of five justices elected as Democrats and two elected as Republicans.
“As the son of Irish immigrants who fled their home to escape sectarian violence and to make a better life for their children, tonight is truly remarkable,” said McCaffery. “My parents’ experience led me to a life of service in the military, as a prosecutor, as a Judge, and now as a Justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. I’m humbled by the responsibility Pennsylvanians have entrusted in me and I intend to serve our Commonwealth and every community across Pennsylvania by defending our Constitution and ensuring our society is more fair, inclusive, and accepting. Thank you.”
McCaffery, who announced his candidacy for state Supreme Court in November 2022, will now serve a 10-year term on the Supreme Court.
Shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Carolyn Carluccio released a statement regarding the results of the election:
“As the son of Irish immigrants who fled their home to escape sectarian violence and to make a better life for their children, tonight is truly remarkable,” said McCaffery. “My parents’ experience led me to a life of service in the military, as a prosecutor, as a Judge, and now as a Justice on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. I’m humbled by the responsibility Pennsylvanians have entrusted in me and I intend to serve our Commonwealth and every community across Pennsylvania by defending our Constitution and ensuring our society is more fair, inclusive, and accepting. Thank you.”
McCaffery, who announced his candidacy for state Supreme Court in November 2022, will now serve a 10-year term on the Supreme Court.
Shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Carolyn Carluccio released a statement regarding the results of the election:
Dan McCaffery wins Pennsylvania Supreme Court election, AP projects
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..."Democrats now hold a 5-2 majority on the seven-member court.
The statewide race was a head-to-head of two Philadelphia-area candidates – Carluccio, who is a Montgomery County judge, and McCaffery, who is from Philadelphia and serves on the statewide Superior Court, an appellate court a tier below the Supreme Court.
The Associated Press reports at least $22 million was spent on the race, a number that may be a record in the state.
Top contributors include billionaire GOP donor Jeffrey Yass through his Commonwealth Leaders Fund, along with Fair Courts America. Both benefited Carluccio's campaign, with FCA spending more than $700,000 on a TV attack ad targeting McCaffery.
McCaffery, a former Philadelphia prosecutor and Court of Common Pleas Judge, had backing from trial lawyers' groups, unions and Planned Parenthood.
The court has been key in major cases including elections
Both candidates told CBS News Pittsburgh there were plenty of attack ads in the race.
Some of the ads and mailers were funded by those outside groups pouring money into the race.
McCaffery was hit for a family tie to the "Porngate" email scandal. His brother, former Supreme Court (and Philadelphia "Eagles court") justice Seamus McCaffery, was accused of sending or receiving more than 200 emails between 2008 and 2012 that contained sexual content on his government email account. "...
..."Democrats now hold a 5-2 majority on the seven-member court.
The statewide race was a head-to-head of two Philadelphia-area candidates – Carluccio, who is a Montgomery County judge, and McCaffery, who is from Philadelphia and serves on the statewide Superior Court, an appellate court a tier below the Supreme Court.
The Associated Press reports at least $22 million was spent on the race, a number that may be a record in the state.
Top contributors include billionaire GOP donor Jeffrey Yass through his Commonwealth Leaders Fund, along with Fair Courts America. Both benefited Carluccio's campaign, with FCA spending more than $700,000 on a TV attack ad targeting McCaffery.
McCaffery, a former Philadelphia prosecutor and Court of Common Pleas Judge, had backing from trial lawyers' groups, unions and Planned Parenthood.
The court has been key in major cases including elections
Both candidates told CBS News Pittsburgh there were plenty of attack ads in the race.
Some of the ads and mailers were funded by those outside groups pouring money into the race.
McCaffery was hit for a family tie to the "Porngate" email scandal. His brother, former Supreme Court (and Philadelphia "Eagles court") justice Seamus McCaffery, was accused of sending or receiving more than 200 emails between 2008 and 2012 that contained sexual content on his government email account. "...
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