2025 Chester County Bar Association Judicial Plebiscite
JUDICIAL PLEBISCITE OPINION POLL RESULTS
This November, Chester County voters will have the opportunity to vote for two (2) new Court of Common Pleas of Chester County Judges and vote to retain Judge Allison Bell Royer to the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County. As required by the bylaws of our association, the Chester County Bar Association conducted a Judicial Evaluation Plebiscite among its members. Judicial Candidates were given the option to participate in this process. Chester County Bar Association Members were requested to rate the various judicial candidates seeking election as “Qualified” or “Not Presently Qualified” or to indicate “No Opinion.” They were also requested to rate the judicial candidates seeking retention by indicating “Yes” or “No.” This Judicial Plebiscite opinion poll is not indicative of the qualifications for Judges under 42 Pa.C.S. § 3101.
The Bar Association's Judicial Evaluation Committee sent out ballots to eight hundred twenty (820) eligible Chester County Bar Association members. Three hundred (300) ballots were returned by the eligible members; the results of which are indicated in the chart below.
Plebiscite Opinion Poll Results for Candidates Seeking a Position on the
Court of Common Pleas of Chester County:
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Plebiscite Opinion Poll Results for candidates seeking retention to the
Court of Common Pleas of Chester County:
Is the Honorable Allison Bell Royer qualified for retention to the Chester County Court of Common Pleas?
Yes – 95% (285)
No – 5% (15)
For your convenience, participating candidates' questionnaires are linked to their name below.
Clay Cauley: Common Pleas Candidate
Neill Kling: Common Pleas Candidate
Betty A. Ryberg: Common Pleas Candidate
Mackenzie W. Smith: Common Pleas Candidate