PRINCE, JOSH

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
JUDGE OF THE COMMONWEALTH COURT
District:
Statewide
Counties:
BERKS
Political Affiliation:
REP
Phone:
7172160188

Survey

Response Legend

  • AAgree
  • DDisagree
  • −Declined to Respond/Undecided, Position Unknown/Unclear
  • *Comment
  • †Declined to respond, Position based on citation

Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Which of the following U.S. presidents best represents your political philosophy? Ronald Reagan
2. Which one of the recent justices of the U.S. Supreme Court most reflects your judicial philosophy? Thomas
3. Rate your judicial philosophy on a scale of 1-10 with "living document" approach being a "1" and "strict construction" or "originalist" being a "10." 10
4. Please list the five organizations in which you are most involved as a member, through contributions, and/or through volunteering. ** Pottstown Police Athletic League (PAL), Masons (Stichter Lodge), Temple Beth El, Bull Terrier Club of Philadelphia, National Business Institute
5. Do you agree with the US Supreme Court’s statement in Dobbs v. Jackson, 597 U.S. ___ (2022), that "[l]ike the infamous decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, Roe [v. Wade] was also egregiously wrong and on a collision course with the Constitution from the day it was decided"? -* While the statement aligns with me personal views and I am endorsed by the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation PAC, I give my assurances that I will keep an open mind and will carry out my judicial duties faithfully and impartially if elected without regards to my personal views.
6. Do you agree with the US Supreme Court’s statement in Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57, 65-66 (2000), and Prince v. Massachusetts, 321 U.S. 158, 166 (1944), that "the custody, care and nurture of the child reside first in the parents, whose primary function and freedom include preparation for obligations the state can neither supply nor hinder"? -* While the statement aligns with me personal views, I give my assurances that I will keep an open mind and will carry out my judicial duties faithfully and impartially if elected without regards to my personal views.