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Campaign finance reports were due this week from Pennsylvania judicial candidates.  Judging from the Associated Press’ report, the money is rolling in. The AP reports that Democrat Jack Panella has raised $1.7 million this year, and Republican Joan Orie Melvin has raised $418,000 to date.  Unions and a political action committee of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers’ Association account for a good portion of the reported contributions.

We have about five weeks until election day.  Looks like the 2009 judicial elections will be pretty expensive.