The 2025 Political Q&A Series: Judge Hilary Wheatley, Candidate for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas

I agreed to complete this Q&A for several reasons: Meet the Candidate Welcome to the 2025 election season series ‘Political Q&A’ – interviews with candidates throughout Pennsylvania. Since 2013, we’ve published nearly 150 of these interviews. We use an email Q&A format to allow the candidates to speak directly to you, the readers. Candidates can […]

The 2025 Political Q&A Series: Judge Alyssa Cowan, Candidate for Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas

In order for marginalized groups to have  increased access to the judicial system to expand their civil rights, I would make these three  recommendations: expand pro bono programs, create additional self-help centers, and  encourage attorneys to adopt a sliding-fee scale based on income and ability to pay.  Meet the Candidate Welcome to the 2025 election […]