Judiciary 2025-2026

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The Senate Judiciary Committee met on Monday, February 3, 2025 to consider the following Court of Common Pleas Judicial Nominations:

• Anthony McDonald, Esquire, nominee for Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Columbia and Montour Counties
• Simquita Bridges, Esquire, nominee for Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County
• Ray Ghaner, Esquire, nominee for Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Huntingdon County
• Mark Powell, Esquire, nominee for Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County
• Mackenzie Smith, Esquire, nominee for Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Chester County
• Matthew Schimizzi, Esquire, nominee for Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County
• Michele Alfieri-Causer, Esquire, nominee for Judge of Court of Common Pleas, McKean County
• Louis Mincarelli, Esquire, nominee for Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Chester County
• Alyssa Cowan, Esquire, nominee for Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County
• Reported out with a favorable recommendation by a vote of 11-3 with Senators Dush, Mastriano, and Bartolotta voting in the opposition.

All of the nominees were reported out with a unanimous favorable recommendation unless otherwise noted.