This is just the latest action running counter to the Allegheny County Democratic Committee. “We’re standing in solidarity with each other and people all over Allegheny County whose families and freedoms depend on a fair and independent local justice system,” Pappas said in the release. Pappas, as a Magistrate District Judge, says he has eliminated the use of cash bail in his East End district, and has also lowered eviction rates by working closely with landlords and tenants. “My conversations with people all over the county have made clear the need to fully engage the community in the vision of a legal system that provides fairness and equity to all,” said Middleman in the release. Middleman also represented many Black Lives Matter protesters last summer, after police charged dozens of them with misdemeanor charges, even though police used less-lethal weapons like tear gas and pepper spray on protesters. She ultimately lost to incumbent DA Stephen Zappala. Middleman ran in 2019 as a progressive independent for Allegheny County District Attorney, calling for an end to cash bail. We are working together to make sure the court’s direction benefits everyone,” said Henry-Taylor in the press release. “With nine seats available on the court, its composition has the potential to look very different after this election.
Common Pleas Judge elections are county-wide races. She says with a large number of Common Pleas seats available this election, it’s important for like-minded candidates to come together in order to effectively shape the court towards reform. Henry-Taylor is campaigning on reforming the criminal justice system and has experience examining police use of force policies and court rules on bail probation and incarceration, according to her website. 9 that they have endorsed each other in an effort to “elect like-minded judicial candidates to the local bench,” according to a press release.
District Judge Mik Pappas, and attorneys Nicola Henry-Taylor and Lisa Middleman announced on Feb.
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