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Four people who you might be surprised to find are on their way to becoming judges
One tax deadbeat, one non-lawyer, one man with long history of financial troubles, and another man who's said he might hit people while on the bench all won in yesterday's judicial races.
Four people who you might be surprised to find are on their way to becoming judges
One tax deadbeat, one non-lawyer, one man with long history of financial troubles, and another man who's said he might hit people while on the bench all won in yesterday's judicial races.
Sounds like a bad joke, eh?
Here are the deets:
Angelo Foglietta has owed thousands to the state and IRS, has had liens put on his home, and still owes debts resulting from a legal malpractice settlement, Metropolis reports. He says he's satisfied several of the debts, and paid down all of them.
Foglietta won in yesterday's race for Common Pleas judge. He's a Democrat, which means easy sailing in November's general election.
Christine Solomon, one of the many candidates for Traffic Court judge who is not a lawyer, won yesterday in the primary. (By law, you don't need to be.) She has the Democratic party's support. That means she'll almost certainly win in November, too.
Jim DiVergilis, City Paper readers know, has been in our paper quite a bit in past few weeks: First, because his campaign was providing police "courtesy cards" in exchange for donations. And then, because he said in a video that he's hit people before — and would have "no problem" continuing to so as a judge.
He won in yesterday's race for Common Pleas judge — but as a Republican. That means he's got a slim chance in November.
Lewis Harris, Jr. also won yesterday as a Republican, but for Traffic Court judge. CP found that he owes the city thousands in taxes, which Harris concedes to, but says he's contesting. Like DiVergilis, he's also got a small chance of winning in November.
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