Judicial Candidate Vows To Restore Faith In System

Brigid Beatty
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Superior Court Judge Judith Olson, who is a candidate for state Supreme Court judge, told the Armstrong County Republican Committee on Thursday that it’s time to restore Pennsylvanians’ faith in the state’s judiciary.

Olson, 57, of Allegheny County, is running to fill one of three vacancies on the state Supreme Court. She is backed by the Republican State Committee.

“Our court has been rocked by scandal,” said Olson, during the meeting at the Armstrong County Courthouse Annex. “We need to instill confidence that judges have integrity with reputations of being fair and critical — otherwise, how do we then expect people to respect our decisions?”

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