Rep. Galloway Beats Competitors For District Judge Seat

May 17, 2023

State Rep. John Galloway welcoming the governor.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

State Rep. John Galloway, a longtime staple of the Levittown-area political scene, beat both his competitors for district judge for Falls Township.

According to unofficial results, Galloway, a Democrat, beat former Sheriff Milt Warrell, a Republican, and attorney Donald Bermudez, a Democrat. All three candidates were cross-filed on both the Democratic and Republican ballots, which is allowed for district judge races.

Galloway, who represents the 140th Legislative District, is seeking to replace District Judge Jan Vislosky, who decided to retire at the end of her current term and not run again.

District courts are the first level of the state’s Unified Judicial System. District judges oversee preliminary arraignments and preliminary hearings; summary offenses; traffic offenses; municipal code violations; landlord and tenant cases; and civil claims where damages are not more than $12,000. District courts are the most common interaction the public has with the judicial system.

Galloway has written legislation and had it become law. He also served on the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee and also founded the “Push Out The Pusher” program that has fought drug crimes in the area.

If Galloway is elected, his 140th Legislative District seat would open early next year. The opening would be seen as important to Democrats and Republicans in the Pennsylvania House. A special election would be held and its outcome would be seen as key to having the majority in the House.

Galloway is a Pennsbury High School graduate who has served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2006. He is a former Pennsbury School Board member and previously worked in the private sector.

Galloway’s 140th Legislative District covers all of Falls Township and Tullytown Borough and part of Middletown Township.