The campaign of District Justice Elizabeth Doyle spent the most money of the four candidates for the open seat on the Blair County Court of Common Pleas and after the votes were tabulated last night, Doyle has locked up the position on both the Democratic and Republican ballot in the November election.
\nThe justice who serves Newry, Williamsburg, Hollidaysburg and the surrounding townships, captured 2,345 Democratic votes. Terry Tomassetti was second with 1,721, Norm Callan was third with 1,670 and William Haberstroh was fourth with 1,386.
\nDoyle also captured the Republican nomination by nearly 700 votes out pacing Haberstroh 5,410-4,167. Callan was third with 3,172 and Tomassetti was fourth with 3,015.
\n\u201cLike the James Brown song says, \u2018I feel Good,\u2019\u201d said Doyle. \u201cMy goal was to come out first and we did it. This campaign wasn\u2019t just about Elizabeth Doyle. There were many supporters who helped me win yesterday. I was telling people yesterday, I didn\u2019t know how the whole county race would turn out, but I felt confident that I would carry the northern part of the county because of how wonderful the people were to me as we went door to door.\u201d
\nDoyle pledged to serve the residents of the county as she has the past 11 years.
\n\u201cI served as an assistant district attorney and as a district justice for the past 11 years,\u201d said Doyle. \u201cI feel I bring the work ethic, energy, intellect and enthusiasm to the office. I will serve as I have, be fair and do a good job.\u201d
\nDoyle has served six years as a district justice after being appointed by Governor Tom Ridge and then being re-elected.
\nDoyle has been practicing law for 14 years and noted in the recent Meet the Candidates forum that \u201cThe Pennsylvania Bar Association has put out criteria as by which they decide whether someone is qualified to be a judge. They include: legal experience, trial experience; proper judicial temperment and the ability to serve the full 10-year judicial term.\u201d
\nThe term for the Blair County Court of Common Pleas is 10 years.
\nIn the District Justice race for Northern Blair County, incumbant Fred Miller easily outdistanced Suzanne Bigelow-Cherry to lock up the Republican and Democratic nominations for the fall ballot.
\nMiller outdistanced Bigelow-Cherry 542-392 with Democrats and easily won the Republican vote 1,407-768.
\n\u201cI am very pleased,\u201d said Miller of winning his first election. \u201cI look forward to continuing to serve as the District Justice for the next six years. I will continue to make a full time committment to the District Justice position and want to thank everyone who supported and helped out with my campaign.\u201d
\nMiller was appointed to fill the position vacated by District Justice John Greene in May of 2002 and was unanimously approved by the State Senate.
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