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Richard M. Cappelli
 
56,354 votes
28.11%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Magisterial District Judge
 - St. Francis University - BS Economics
 - Widener University School of Law - JD
 - Highest Rating of "Well Qualified" for Judge by Delaware County Bar Association
 - Master in Juvenile Court, 1985-1992
 - Co-Author/Editor "Bench Book for District Judges"
 - Former President, Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania
  
Priorities:
- Improve responsiveness and accessibility to the judicial system.
 - Preserve judicial independence.
 - Create a fair and level playing field for all those before the court.
  
 
William "Chip" Mackrides
 
54,177 votes
27.02%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Attorney
 - Highest Rating of "Well Qualified" from the Delaware County Bar Association
 - 34 years experience practicing law in Delaware County in a wide range of areas
 - past President of the Rose Tree Media Education Foundation
 - Solicitor to the Delaware County District Attorney's Office
 - Has served as an Edgmont Township Supervisor since 1999
 - Highest Rating of 10 AVVO.com & AV Lexis Nexis
  
Priorities:
- I will serve as a fair and impartial judge, ensuring that justice is carried out on a daily basis
 - An efficient court system that operates effectively and respectfully
 - I will give all parties an opportunity to tell their story to ensure fairness
  
Nancy A. Walker
 
46,946 votes
23.42%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Attorney
 - University of Pittsburgh School of Law, JD, Executive Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review
 - University of Pittsburgh, BA, Cum Laude, Political Science, Communications/Rhetoric
 - Owner, Walker Law Offices, PC, Media, PA
 - 20 years of experience; practice areas include labor, employment and special education law
 - Experience in federal and state trial and appellate courts, before administrative agencies and in arbitration/medication proceedings
 - 2013 Distinguished Advocate, Support Center for Child Advocates
  
Priorities:
- As a Judge, every person who enters my courtroom can expect fairness in the pursuit of justice.
 - As a Judge, my courtroom will be administered with the same high standards of integrity that have defined my career for more than two decades.
 - As a Judge, I will use my experience to assure that every person who comes before the Court is heard and that justice is fairly administered.
  
Steve Chanenson
 
43,018 votes
21.46%
- Party: Democratic
 - Occupation: Professor at Villanova University School of Law
 - Previously was a Federal Prosecutor in U.S. Attorney's Office
 - Practiced with the firm of Jenner and Block
 - Appointed by three successive Governors to the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing
 - Clerked on the Supreme Court of the United States
 - Magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania
 - He received his J.D. with honors from the University of Chicago Law School
  
Priorities:
- Delaware County deserves a judge that will provide a fair neutral forum to every person entering the courtroom.
 - Being an excellent judge requires daily effort and someone willing to commit to office.
 - Delco needs a judge who is independent, and whose only obligation is to do what's right.
  
  
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