by Bradley Parsons
Staff Writer
Bound by tough campaign speech laws, the candidates for three judicial vacancies serving the Fourth Circuit primarily tout their qualifications and experience.
The Daily Record interviewed the candidates: attorneys Jeff Morrow, Elizabeth Senterfitt, Dan Wilensky and Terri McCaulie and County Court Judge Tyrie Boyer, who hasn’t yet filed but has said he will run.
The following excerpts are from their interviews. The electoral field could grow. Candidates have until July 21 at noon to qualify to run.
The judicial seats were created by the state Legislature during the last session. For the Group 33 seat, Morrow will run against Senterfitt. Group 35 will match up McCaulie and Wilensky. Boyer said he intends to run in Group 34.
Circuit Court judges earn $139,297 annually. To qualify, a candidate must either pay a qualifying fee representing 4 percent of the salary ($5,579), or get 1 percent of the County’s 663,019 registered voters to sign a petition. That’s 6,630 signatures.