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Erie County Court of Common Pleas Judicial Candidates Info. & Ratings

Judicial Candidates' Information 

Local/Open Seat:

On May 16, 2023, a primary election will be held for one open seat on the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County. The candidates for this general election are Eric J. Mikovch, Leigh Ann Orton, and Peter J. Sala. They have provided their resumes and answered a questionnaire regarding their background and qualifications, linked below.

The Erie County Bar Association will ask its active members to rate each judicial candidate. In order to have a qualified ballot result, more than 35% of the members must cast a ballot. The independent accounting firm of Maloney, Reed, Scarpitti & Company will audit the results of the balloting with the results to be published on May 7 and May 14.