The New Era urges that you vote for the following highly qualified Republican candidates for Pennsylvania Superior Court:

--Sallie Mundy, of Tioga County, is an experienced litigator with a Philadelphia law firm. She works on behalf of catastrophically injured victims and as an advocate for working class families. In addition, she serves as a volunteer public defender in Tioga County. A graduate of Washington & Jefferson College, she earned her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh.

--Judy Olson was a trial and appellate lawyer for 27 years before being appointed a judge in the civil division of Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas. She received a Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University, following undergraduate work at Saint Francis University in Loretto and Albright College in Reading. Her appointment to the bench last year was unanimously approved by the Pennsylvania Senate.

--Paula Ott has served as president judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County since 2005. She has served for 18 years on the county court bench. A graduate of the University of Delaware, she received a Juris Doctor and Masters of Law in Taxation from Temple University. She was in private practice for 10 years before being elected to the bench.

--Temp Smith is a partner in a Pittsburgh law firm. He has more than 30 years of experience in litigation and appellate law, including medical malpractice defense and corporate representation. He also counsels hospitals and physicians on contracts and compliance with Medicare anti-fraud regulations. He is a graduate of Washington & Lee University and University of Pittsburgh Law School.

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The Superior Court is one of Pennsylvania's two statewide intermediate appellate courts (the other being Commonwealth Court).

This court reviews most of the civil and criminal cases that are appealed from the Courts of Common Pleas in the Commonwealth's 67 counties.

The Superior Court consists of 15 judges who serve 10-year terms. The president judge of Superior Court is elected to a five-year term by his or her colleagues.