The Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission (JEC) is responsible for developing and implementing a judicial evaluation process for candidates seeking to fill openings or seeking retention on Pennsylvania’s appellate courts (the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Superior Court of Pennsylvania and Commonwealth Court).
The JEC’s procedures include reviewing an investigative panel’s report, interviewing each candidate, discussing qualifications, and reaching an agreement upon and issuing a rating for each candidate.
More information about the JEC’s evaluation organization and rules, procedures, ratings criteria, internal operating procedures can be found on the Pennsylvania Bar Association website.
Organization and Rules
Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Commission Membership
Lawyer Members
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- Heidi B. Masano, Chair (Berks County)
- Rodney R. Akers Vice Chair (Dauphin County)
- Ann L. Begler (Allegheny County)
- Nicholas A. Dalessio (Dauphin County)
- Kristen B. Hamilton (Franklin County)
- George B. Kaufman (Somerset County)
- Marisa H. Lattimore (Montgomery County)
- Melissa M. Leininger (Dauphin County)
- Brian J. Lindsay, (Crawford County)
- Melissa Merchant-Calvert (Mercer County)
- Adrianne M. Peters Sipes (Clearfield County)
- Riley H. Ross III (Philadelphia County)
Lay Members
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- Mary A. Coploff (Clinton County)
- Ashley Fox (Delaware County)
- Kathryn Leslie (Lehigh County)
- William Malloy (Westmoreland County)
- Erin Stinner, (Allegheny County)
- Kori Walter (Berks County)
PBA Staff Liaison