The two candidates seeking to be elected Centre County Court of Common Pleas Judge will meet again in the fall.
Attorneys Brian Marshall and Ron McGlaughlin were both cross-filed on the Democratic and Republican ballots and split the nominations.
Marshall, a registered Democrat, won that party’s nomination with 62.25 percent (5,853) to McGlaughlin’s 37.54 percent (3,530).
McGlaughlin, who had the GOP nomination in a 2015 special election for judge that was ultimately won by Democrat Katherine Oliver, took the Republican nomination by a similar margin, winning 65 percent (5,462 votes) to Marshall’s 34.27 percent (2,880).
Both will be seeking to succeed Judge Thomas Kistler, who announced he would retire at the end of this year after 20 years on the bench. County judges are elected to 10-year terms.
McGlaughlin, of Harris Township, has been a practicing attorney for more than 30 years, and is a shareholder in the Centre County law firm of Stover McLaughlin, P.C., which has offices in State College and Bellefonte. His practice areas include business and corporate law, criminal law, family law, real estate, and wills and estates. He is a past president of the Centre County Bar Association.
Marshall, of Patton Township, has been a practicing attorney for the past 16 years, spending most of his career with the firm of Centre County firm of Miller, Kistler & Campbell, where he is a shareholder and partner. His practice areas include civil and criminal law, with his recent focus being on family law. Marshall is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst, a trained mediator and current president of the Centre County Bar Association.
