Ron Clever Announces Bid For Magisterial Judge Seat

Wescosville attorney Ron Clever joins and in a three-way race for Magisterial Judge of District 31-3-02 in the May 17 primary.

The seat is open this year as current District Judge Charles Crawford is scheduled to retire at the end of his current term.

District 31-3-02 serves the communities of Alburtis Township, Upper Macungie Township, Lower Macungie Township, Lowhill Township and Weisenberg Township.

Clever, a graduate of Muhlenberg College and the Duke University School of Law, has 27 years of experience as an attorney and has served as a constable for 13 years.

Clever said he possesses the proper legal experience for the position, will follow the law accordingly and is impartial.

"While it sometimes seems that Magistrates feel a need to twist or stretch the law to match the result which they are trying to reach, I won’t do that.   Instead, as a lawyer, I firmly believe in following the law," Clever said in a release.

Clever also said in his release that a priority of his candidacy is  to take all of the court costs connected with court cases and to impose those costs on the offenders, instead of making taxpayers pick up that cost.  

Clever's release notes that he has served in an advisory position on an East Penn School District Blue Ribbon Task Force on education for gifted students and  served as a commissioner, on the Public Safety Commission for Lower Macungie Township.

"Our Pennsylvania law has recently created numerous options for dealing with both juveniles and adults who do not yet have a criminal record, including some options under programs which deliver the punishment or other remedies which are appropriate, while making it possible for non-criminals to keep their records clean for the future, assuring their viability in the job market," he said in the release.  

Clever said more information can be found at his website: www.CleverforJudge.com.

All three candidates are cross-filed on the Republican and Democratic tickets. The race could be decided May 17 should one person carry both tickets in the primary election.