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John D. "Jack" Kessler
 
4,157 votes
58.22%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Attorney
 - 27 years as practicIng attorney
 - JD cum laude, Widener University School of Law
 - Solo Practitioner-wills, estates, business law
 - Senior Attorney, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
 - Board Member, Jenkintown Rotary Club
 - Youth Lacrosse Coach
  
Priorities:
- Fair & impartial courts
 - Focus on young offenders
  
Joseph H. "Joe" Dougherty
 
2,982 votes
41.76%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Magisterial District Judge
 - Magisterial District Judge for 23 years
 - Temple University School of Law - LL.M.
 - University of Baltimore School of Law - J.D.
 - Practicing Attorney for over 30 years
 - Past President Montgomery County Special Court Judges Association
 - Founding member Citizens and Police Together (C.A.P.T.)
  
Priorities:
- Continue to maintain the integrity and independence of the court
 - Continue the night court program I established when I first took office
 - Continue to make the court accessible to the public
  
  
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