State Senate Votes to Appoint Zimmerman to Fill Blair Co. Judge Slot

The Pennsylvania State Senate last week voted on 13 judicial appointments in eight counties, including Blair, moving Blair County closer to filling an empty bench on the Court of Common Pleas.

The Senate voted 49-1 to appoint attorney Ilissa Zimmerman to the judicial seat left vacant by the retirement of Judge Daniel Milliron last year. The recommendation now goes to Gov. Tom Wolf for approval. Wolf’s office previously vetted judicial applicants, including Zimmerman.

Other applicants for the vacant post were Fred Miller, David Consiglio, David Gorman, John Heslop, Christian Kerstetter, Gerald...