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RandySF

(57,596 posts)
Sat Apr 17, 2021, 07:24 PM Apr 2021

VOTING LOCAL: Xander Orenstein for Pittcbugh, PA District Magistrate

I’m a queer housing organizer and scientist running for Magisterial District Judge in Pittsburgh’s Magisterial District 05-03-10 which covers parts of Lawrenceville, Bloomfield, and Polish Hill.

As Magistrate Judge, I will seek fairness, compassion and above all, impartiality for the community I hope to represent.

The public health crisis presented by Covid-19 demands our judiciary place the well-being of the community first and foremost in a way that challenges a justice-as-usual approach. As a rising number of people fall below the poverty line, our community faces a deterioration of the already existing housing crisis by the devastating impact of evictions. The families affected most are often the most vulnerable to begin with. As a front line advocate advising these families of their rights going into court, I have seen first hand and profoundly been affected by the unique role the Judiciary can play in protecting the community’s basic right to shelter.

The social and institutional injustices highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement are intimately linked to housing and financial insecurity, and so bail reform and careful review of issuance of warrants are similarly central to my vision of fair, compassionate and merciful adjudicating.

I have trained as a scientist, and practice sword fighting as a passion. While this sort of background may be atypical, it is by no means a hindrance to judging fairly and in a manner that strengthens the community. Central to my training in both these fields is the power of discipline, patience and anticipating how the smallest of actions can have a massive effect.

Important decisions should only be undertaken with great care, and I hope you will join me in building a better community together.







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