Mary Jane Bowes

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Mary Jane Bowes
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Pennsylvania Superior Court
Tenure

2002 - Present

Term ends

2032

Years in position

23

Compensation

Base salary

$239,059

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 2, 2021

Education

Bachelor's

Georgetown University, 1976

Law

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1979

Contact

Mary Jane Bowes (Republican Party) is a judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. She assumed office on January 7, 2002. Her current term ends on January 5, 2032.

Bowes ran for re-election for judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. She won in the retention election on November 2, 2021.

Biography

Education

Bowes earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1976. She earned a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1979.[1]

Career

Awards and associations

Associations

  • Membership in the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County.
  • Membership in the Allegheny County Bar Association, including its Professional Ethics and Appellate Practice committees.
  • Membership, Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Co-Chair of the Appellate Advocacy Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
  • Member, National Association of Women Judges
  • Co-president, Women’s Bar Association of Western Pennsylvania.[1]

Elections

2021

See also:  Pennsylvania intermediate appellate court elections, 2021

Pennsylvania Superior Court

Mary Jane Bowes was retained to the Pennsylvania Superior Court on November 2, 2021 with 63.3% of the vote.

Retention
 Vote
%
Votes
Yes
 
63.3
 
1,447,916
No
 
36.7
 
839,106
Total Votes
2,287,022

2011

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011

Bowes was retained to the Pennsylvania Superior Court, winning a "yes" vote of 73.5%.[2][3]


Recommendation

  • Recommended for Retention, Pennsylvania Bar Association[4]

Campaign themes

2021

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Mary Jane Bowes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

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