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- ↑ "Embezzling lawyer Karl Rominger must be resentenced due to math mistake, Pa. court says". PennLive.com. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania Department of State, "Declarations of Candidacy Filed by Incumbent Judges for Retention in 2017"" (PDF). www.dos.pa.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
- ↑ "4 judges are up for retention on Centre County ballots. What does that mean?". centredaily. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ↑ Scolforo, Mark. "Pennsylvania's May 16 primary includes state judicial races". themorningcall.com. Retrieved 2018-12-20.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Poole, Eric (November 7, 2023). "Democrats hold leads in state judicial races". The Herald .
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