Urgent Alert from Pennsylvania Pro Life‏ Federation on Merit Selection of Judges

From Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director
Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation

URGENT NOTE: We just got word that a number of the members of the PA House Judiciary Committee are keeping a running count of the number of calls they receive for and against so-called merit selection of judges. So, if you haven’t already done so, please call the members listed below and tell them you oppose merit selection because you don’t want your right to vote for judges to be taken away.

Thanks so much for making these critical calls!

A constitutional amendment is being introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives which would take away our right to vote for judges for the PA Supreme Court, the Superior Court, and the Commonwealth Court. The amendment, which is referred to as “merit selection,” would establish a secretive appointment process for putting judges on the bench.

Please contact the pro-life members of the House Judiciary Committee, listed below, and urge them to oppose so-called merit selection of judges legislation. Tell them you don’t want your right to vote for judges taken away:

• Judiciary Chair Ron Marsico-- (717) 783-2014 rmarsico@pahousegop.com;

• Democratic Chair Joseph Petrarca--(717) 787-5142 jpetrarc@pahouse.net;

• Rep. Glen Grell--(717) 783-2063 Ggrell@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Tim Krieger--(717) 260-6146 tkrieger@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Mike Vereb--(717) 705-7164 mvereb@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Jim Cox-- (717) 772-2435 jcox@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Garth Everet-- (717) 787-5270 geverett@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Joseph Hackett-- (717) 260-6168 jhackett@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Barry Jozwiak-- (717) 772-9940 bjozwiak@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Mark Keller-- (717) 783-1593 mkeller@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Tedd Nesbit-- (717) 783-6438 TNesbit@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Mike Regan-- (717) 783-8783 mregan@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Rick Saccone-- (717) 260-6122 Rsaccone@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Marcy Toepel-- (717) 787-9501 mtoepel@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Tarah Toohil--(717) 260-6136 ttoohil@pahousegop.com;

• Rep. Bryan Barbin--(717) 783-1491 bbarbin@pahouse.net;

• Rep. Ryan Bizzarro-- (717) 772-2297 rbizzarro@pahouse.net;

• Rep. Gerald Mullery-- (717) 783-4893 gmullery@pahouse.net

Thank you for making these important calls and sending these critical emails!