Erie County Republican Party

Candidate for PA Supreme Court PATRICIA A. McCULLOUGH Honorable Patricia A. McCullough Judge Patricia A. McCullough was elected in November of 2009, to a ten-year term on the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania beginning in January of 2010. She was recently retained in the general election of 2019 for a second ten-year term commencing in January of 2020. She served as a trial judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County in 2005 when she was appointed by the Governor...Continue reading

Candidate for PA Supreme Court PAULA PATRICK JUDGE PAULA A. PATRICK Biography Judge Paula Patrick is a presiding judge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was elected in November 2003 to the Court of Common Pleas and has served nearly two decades in the largest court system in the state. Judge Patrick has served in the juvenile, family, criminal, and civil divisions of the Court. She has adjudicated more than 20,000 cases in her career and has written more than 600 opinions to... the three Pennsylvania appellate courts. Judge Patrick is currently assigned to the Civil Motions Program as Judicial Team Leader where she oversees, supervises and manages a caseload of 2,000+ matters annually. She has proven expertise in case management and administration with a high-volume caseload. Judge Patrick is known for her judicial efficiency and her ability to meet challenges head on, resolve complex problems, and adapt quickly to changing priorities. She is a strong leader who works well under pressure and exudes positivity. She is well respected by both her peers on the bench and attorneys who come before her. In 2015, Judge Patrick was also appointed City Commissioner for one year to oversee and manage Philadelphia elections. In her judicial career, Judge Patrick has been a member of many professional, civic and charitable organizations, including the Federalist Society. She participates on state and national committees dedicated to professional development of members of the bench. Prior to her election, Judge Patrick was a solo practitioner for almost ten years with a general litigation practice in the areas of personal injury, worker’s compensation, family law, criminal defense and municipal bond finance. She also served for two years as adjunct faculty of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at LaSalle University. While there, she taught undergraduate courses in criminal law and the court system. During her tenure as an attorney and college instructor, Judge Patrick received countless awards and honors from professional, civic, religious and social groups. Judge Patrick is a native North Carolinian having graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Political Science from Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina. She also graduated from the Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law receiving her Juris Doctorate. Judge Patrick is passionate about the rule of law with a commitment to obeying and defending the Constitutions of the United States and Pennsylvania. She refuses to legislate from the bench and is committed to utilizing skills to help others while working to bring justice to all citizens of the Commonwealth with the highest integrity. Judge Patrick is the mother of one son and is an active participant in church and the community. See more

Candidate for PA Superior Court MEGAN SULLIVAN Megan Sullivan is a veteran litigator with twenty years of legal experience as both a criminal prosecutor and civil attorney. Over the course of her career, Sullivan has developed substantial trial experience as a Deputy Attorney General in the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, a litigation attorney in private practice, general counsel for a major state university, and an assistant district attorney. Sullivan’s extensive b...Continue reading