Maura Palumbi doesn’t have to wait until the general election to get to start work as a judge in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas.

The assistant public defender who is running for the Butler County Court of Common Pleas has been appointed to the role by Gov. Josh Shapiro as of Monday, July 3. She is filling the unexpired term of Judge William Shaffer, which was left vacant following his retirement in January 2022, and will expire in 2024. Shaffer now serves as a senior judge.

Palumbi received both the Republican and Democrat nominations in the primary election, and her name will appear on the ballot in the general election in November for the new judicial term to begin January 2024.

Following a state Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Palumbi received a unanimous vote in favor of the nomination. Subsequently, the state Senate also unanimously approved the nomination.

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