Help Wanted: Republicans looking for Municipal Court judge appointee for ballot

Is Jim DiVergilis - the Common Pleas judge candidate who said he had "no problem" hitting people earlier this year - being considered?

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Help Wanted: Republicans looking for Municipal Court judge appointee for ballot

POSTED: Friday, July 29, 2011, 10:36 AM
Filed Under: Elections | ElectionEar

The Republican party is looking for a Municipal Court judge candidate to appoint to the ballot, since judge Jimmie Moore has retired to challenge Bob Brady for his Congressional seat. Michael Meehan, general counsel of the Republican City Committee, sent an email this week to ward leaders asking for recommendations.

Is Jim DiVergilis — the Common Pleas judge candidate who, while campaigning earlier this year, said he'd have "no problem" hitting people on the bench — being considered?

Vito Canuso, chairman of the Republican City Committee, says, "I would assume that he is." He declined to say who else is in the running. DiVergilis is a long shot in the Common Pleas race, and he would also be a long shot if he got the Republican nomination for Municipal Court.

A Democratic City Committee staff member declined to say who it is considering to put on the ballot. Relatedly, today's PhillyClout reports that local Democratic party chief Brady says that Teamsters Local 830 leader Dan Grace "expressed interest" in having DiVergilis appointed to the seat left empty by Common Pleas judge Renee Cardwell Hughes.

In the email, Meehan also noted that Francis Shield, a Republican nominee for Court of Common Pleas, has withdrawn.

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