The Montgomery Bar Association (MBA) Autonomous Judiciary Committee evaluates the qualifications of candidates for the Court of Common Pleas.

Individuals who are considering filing as a judicial candidate for any open seat on the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in the 2023 primary election should obtain a copy of the Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire, and a copy of the committee's guidelines and bylaws. To receive these materials, contact the MBA by phone at 610-279-9660, ext. 206, by email at jcq@montgomerybar.org, or by writing to: Montgomery Bar Association, Attn: Judiciary Committee, 100 W. Airy Street, P.O. Box 268, Norristown, PA 19404.

Completed questionnaires must be received by close of business Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Complete questionnaires may be returned in PDF format via email to jcq@montgomerybar.org or by hand-delivery at the address above.

The ratings that are completed at each evaluation session will be announced at the conclusion of that session. Under the Committee's guidelines, any candidate who does not participate in the evaluation process will receive a "Not Recommended" rating. Candidate in-person interviews will be held on January 30, 2023.

About the Montgomery Bar Association’s Autonomous Judiciary Committee

In its present form since 1965, the Committee is a non-partisan autonomous, self-governing, committee within the Montgomery Bar Association charged with the obligation to pass upon the qualifications of every candidate for the office of Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and to advise the public accordingly. The Committee is composed of the Association’s ten most recent Past-Presidents as well as elected rotating panels of 24 of the Association’s members-at-large. The Committee’s members are lawyers of diverse background, ages, practices and geographic areas of Montgomery County and share nearly 1,000 years of collective legal experience.