Newtown District Judge Candidate Earns Certification

NEWTOWN, PA — Mark Zinman, the Democratic nominee for Magisterial District Court Judge has taken the PA Minor Judiciary Education Board training and instruction course, has passed the necessary examination, and is certified to serve, his campaign announced Monday.

Zinman is running for judge of the Magisterial District Court 07-2-07, which covers the Borough of Newtown and the Townships of Newtown, Upper Makefield, and Wrightstown.

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Mark Zinman is the founding and managing partner of Zinman and Co., a local public accounting firm. He is challenging incumbent Republican Mick Petrucci, who has served in the seat since 2015. The judge position carries a six-year term.

In order to be eligible to take the bench, Zinman was required to take a course and pass a certification test, he said.

"My opponent was a constable before the election in 2015," Zinman said in a news release. "To be eligible to take the bench, both he and I had to take a course and pass a certification test. By taking the bench, I can put my professional experience to good use in the public sector.”

Zinman secured the Democratic ticket in the May primary with 1,991 votes to Petrucci's 1,692 votes, while Petrucci won the Republican nomination with 3,309 votes to Zinman's 399 votes.

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