Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population as well as mayoral, city council, and district attorney election coverage in state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities. And, he said, this is not an issue the committee has ever heard about before. In August 2018, Berks County Common Pleas Judge James M. Lillis to a requester and in October 2018, Commonwealth Court Judge Simpson to a requester. Eleni Dimitriou Geishauser is a judge for the Berks County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania.She was elected on November 3, 2015. &'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ? READING, PA 19608 Tel. The county to make all voting equipment, including the voting machines, available for inspection and testing by a duly authorized representative. This is a development website: This website is the development website for the County of Berks. Winter said the committee believes an inspection of the voting machines is the only way to get to the bottom of what happened on Election Day. 9724 Cumberland Highway. } } } display: inline-block; Contact Francis J. Catania or Francis G.X. The following candidates ran in the Republican primary. A Berks County judge has dismissed petitions filed by the Berks County Republican Committee seeking a recount of ballots cast during the general election at 30 precincts across the county. The attorneys are seeking to fill two vacancies on the bench. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the recount effort in Berks was part of a statewide attempt by supporters of failed gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano to flood Pennsylvania courts with petitions seeking to force hand recounts. .widget-value { Committee officials have said they filed the petitions after receiving complaints from some voters that voting machines were changing votes cast for Republican candidates for governor and U.S. Senate to ones for the Democratic candidates. It should not be necessary for the petitioners to have to provide evidence, he said.

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Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court In the past he has won the National Collegiate Championship. Both the Republican and Democratic committees were united in a petition to the county to extend the voting by one hour. Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population as well as mayoral, city council, and district attorney election coverage in state capitals outside of the 100 largest cities. .courts-header { font-size:150%;background-color:#334aab;color:white;} The judge is responsible for formally sentencing the defendant at a later hearing. Providing highlights and insights about the PA Right to Know Law and decisions of the Office of Open Records as well as court opinions, In August 2018, Berks County Common Pleas Judge James M. Lillis ordered the City of Reading to pay $12,071.75 in legal feesto a requester and in October 2018, Commonwealth Court Judge Simpsonordered Pennsylvania Department of Corrections to pay $118,458.37 in legal feesto a requester. She is a graduate of Temple University with a degree in journalism. }, James M. Lillis is a judge for the Berks County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. Kauffman asked the commissioners to also vote on how they would like to respond to the two lawsuits filed in this matter. She is a graduate of Temple University with a degree in journalism.  He said he brings to the table 20 years of impactful experience in the legal . Madelyn S. Fudeman. Two unverified petitions were presented to Judge Lillis, and thats important because under the rules, a petition must be verified if they contain facts that are not of record. } Pennsylvania Right to Know Law 65 Pennsylvania Statute  67.101 et seq. Prior to his election, Lillis worked as a shareholder at Kozloff, Diener, Payne & Fegley, where he specialized in municipal, land use, and education law matters. } According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the recount effort at Berks was part of a nationwide attempt by supporters of failed gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano to flood Pennsylvania courts with petitions aimed at forcing hand recounts. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. He represents Pennsylvania municipalities, municipal authorities and schools in responding to Right to Know Law requests and. The committee subsequently appealed his decision to Commonwealth Court. background-color: white; He currently covers court news, veterans' stories and all types of general news. .infobox p { margin-bottom:0px; .widget-value {  We want to examine these machines so we can see exactly what is going on. Mike Urban joined the Reading Eagle as a metro reporter in 2002, and since then has covered a wide range of beats and topics across Berks County, including working as an investigative reporter.   The committee wants the county to make all voting equipment, including the voting machines, available for inspection and testing. 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Prior to his election, Nevius was a commercial litigation partner at Fox Rothschild. .widget-row.Libertarian { [2], Geishauser earned her B.A.  	background-color: #f9f9f9; Disciplinary Record. They were voting provisionally because thats what was required under a federal statute that says if voting is extended, the votes shall be segregated and be done provisionally.. .widget-row.Democratic {  Cody Kauffman, First Assistant County Solicitor, argued that the petitions should be dismissed because they contain no evidence of a specific act of fraud or error. .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { Before arriving at the Reading Eagle, Karen covered policy issues in Harrisburg and Washington for LNP. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the recount effort in Berks is part of a statewide attempt by supporters of failed gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano to flood Pennsylvania courts with petitions seeking to force hand recounts. It says the petitioners failed to plead and verify specific acts of fraud or error, while not asking for a recount of all votes cast for the office in question across the county. font-size: .9em; Pileggi with questions, though we cannot guarantee a reply to all requests. This judge is outside of that coverage scope and does not receive scheduled updates. Lillis did not issue a ruling Thursday and gave both parties until 4 p.m. Friday to submit any supporting documentation for their cases. Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. 	font-size: 1.2em; The commissioners voted 2-1 to stand in opposition I arguments to count undated and unsigned ballots.  First Assistant County Solicitor Cody Kauffman said the problem on primary election day was a rapidly evolving situation and that a joint petition was filed without knowing -at that time- which precincts were having issues with the electronic poll books. She was elected on November 3, 2015. First Assistant County Solicitor Cody Kauffman wrote in the motion that the generic pleading and recitation of the statutory language is insufficient to open ballot boxes under the provision cited in the petitions. You have permission to edit this article.  }  David L. Plum. 	color: white;  The county argues that the inspection of voting machines is not supported under the provision. Bodor, a Democrat from Oley Township, will cross-file to appear on both the Republican and Democratic ballots in the May primary election. You are here: Berks County > County Departments > Court of Common Pleas > Adult Probation Office > Court Documents. Jeremy Mercer, an attorney representing the McCormick campaign, argued that the order from Lillis lacked both a factual and a legal basis. Berks was forced to defer confirmation of the election results pending the outcome of the petitions. Scott E. Lash. } 	color: white;  } 	color: white;  However, he does not know whether his client is interested in an appeal. A court order extended the polls in Berks by one hour on election night in response to an electronic poll book problem at some polling places. The Berks County Board of Elections submitted a response to petitions that were filed last Monday in county court. The judges of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas include: A. Joseph Antanavage Pat Barrett Madelyn S. Fudeman Eleni Dimitriou Geishauser Theresa Johnson Jill Gehman Koestel Scott E. Lash James M. Lillis Thomas G. Parisi Timothy J. Rowley Peter W. Schmehl Jeffrey K. Sprecher Mary Ann Ullman Paul M. Yatron Senior judges James M. Bucci Karen Shuey joined the Reading Eagle staff in 2015. Jnp`! } 	text-align: center; On February 5, 2020, Appellant filed the Petition [at . 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