Last May, we endorsed Joyce Eubanks for Judge, and said this:

You don’t spend 22 years at the Philly Defender's Office because you want to make it a ton of money. You do it, sacrificing all kinds of salary along the way, because you believe that everyone deserves a chance to have their story told. That, in a nutshell, is why we desperately need Joyce Eubanks in Municipal Court.

She certainly has the progressive credentials: Besides teaching at Temple for ten years, she is a longstanding member of one progressive organization after another- from the ACLU, to NOW, to the NAACP, to Philly’s own Neighborhood Networks, just to name a couple. When we earlier wrote our post on judges, I said we needed more judges in Municipal Court (where most poor people represent themselves) who understand that people who are not aware of their rights can not assert their rights. Joyce is that kind of person.

And, from those who have seen her up close (who, cough, cough, may want to chime in), Joyce is just a flat out good lawyer.

Despite losing the Dem primary, Joyce is still on the ballot, as a Republican. (Judges many times run as both; and, if there is one place that a party should not be involved...)

Anyway, tomorrow, I am voting for Joyce for Common Pleas Court, and I encourage you to do the same.