
Michael H Wojcik
Democrat | Pennsylvania
Candidate Profile
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BIOGRAPHY
Name
Michael H Wojcik
Party
Democrat
Election Year
2025
Election
PA General School Boards, Judicial & Municipal Races
Race
Commonwealth Court (retention of Wojcik)
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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ENDORSEMENTS
LIBERAL (2)
Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania; Action Together NEPA
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (5)
Jeff Gorell (2025); John Campbell (2025); Kevin McCarthy (2025); Shannon Grove (2025); Save Proposition 13 (2020)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)
Local, County, and District Democratic Organizations (2025); NGP Van (2015); PAC 1742 (2015); Erin McClelland (2014); Josh Shapiro (2014)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (43)
Allyson Damikolas (2025); Anthony Rendon (2025); Fiona Ma (2025); Jan Perry (2025); Jimmy Gomez (2025)
OTHER INFORMATION
Michael H Wojick has been rated as Activist by iVoterGuide in 2025.
Elected to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 2015. (pacourts.us)
"Judge Wojcik’s legal career reflects his commitment to fairness, integrity, and the rule of law—values that are especially important as we work to restore balance to the Commonwealth Court. Retaining Judge Wojcik is crucial to ensuring continued progress toward a fair and impartial judiciary for all Pennsylvanians." (ttdems.com)
On The Zekely Podcast, Judge Wojcik described himself as a "Roosevelt Democrat" and discussed the importance political positions not influencing with judicial opinions.
Wojcik explained, The Pennsylvania Constitution "... is a constitution of expansive rights, and our Supreme Court since 2015 has been cognizant of these rights that have been dormant for so many years—environmental rights, reproductive rights, which are close to my heart, having married an obstetrician. It's not just about abortion. We are the last line of defense, and we're fiercely independent. Once you lose judicial independence, then people become above the law." (The Zekely Podcast)
Dept. of Ag., et al. v. A. Miller, et al. (2025). Judge Wojcik joined the Court's opinion. The Court found that the trial court had right to stop the Miller's from selling raw milk only inside Pennsylvania, because the law wasn't clear about out-of-state sales and stopping all sales would have seriously hurt their farm, leaving claims regarding out-of-state sales and constitutional challengs for trial.
For a more detailed summary, see case summary.
Center for Coalfield Justice v. Washington Cnty. Bd. of Elections (2024). Judge Wojcik authored opinion. The Court found that the Board's policy of not telling voters when their mail-in ballot were rejected, due voter error, was wrong because it kept them from casting provisional ballots,so the Court required the Board to notify voters and make sure they could still vote.
For a more detailed summary, see case summary.
D.M. v. 23rd Judicial District (2024) Judge Wojcik authored. The Court found that D.M. and the Cannabis Coalition could not challenge the Treatment Center's medical marijuana policy because D.M. was denied admission for mental health and firearms reasons, not marijuana use, and the Coalition's claimed financial harm was too indirect.
For a more detailed summary, see case summary.
Krasner v. Ward (2023). Judge Wojcik authored a separate concurrence. The Court found that the impeachment of Philadelphia's District Attorney could not go forward because the charges did not properly allege misbehavior in office. Justice Wojcik agreed that some charges were outside the Court's authority but said the other charges were matters for the lawmakers to decide.
For a more detailed summary, see case summary.
Allegheny Reproductive Health Ctr., et al. v. PA DHS, et al. (2021). Judge Wojcik joined the Court's opinion. The Court found that abortion providers could not challenge the Medicaid abortion coverage ban because they were not the patients themselves, and previous court decisions already said that state could fund childbirth but not abortion.
For a more detailed summary, see case summary.
Ziccarelli v. Allegheny County Board of Elections (2020). Judge Wojcik authored a separate dissenting opinion. The Court found that approximately 270 provisional ballots could not be counted because the voters did not meet the Election Code's signature requirement or had already submitted a mail-in ballot, while Judge Wojcik disagreed, saying the voters were qualified and the mistakes were small technical issues.
For a more detailed summary, see case summary.
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