The general election is two weeks from Tuesday.
In a County rocked by a judical corruption case several candidates are running for judge.
There are three candidates running for two open judicial seats. They said their number one priority is to get voters to believe the courthouse won't always remind them of corruption.
The problem they face is when it comes to the position of judge in Luzerne County many voters think of former judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan who are charged with dozens of counts of corruption.
"You do that case by case. It will be a long, it will be a tedious process," said candidate William Amesbury.
"This is the road to recovery. I mean, the beginning of it has already started with the changes they are implementing. The only other step is putting in two qualified judges on the bench," said candidate Dick Hughes.
"When I decided to run the reality was we would be dealing with a climate that was very angry, rightly so, and is distrustful," said candidate Tina Polachek Gartley.
The candidates include a magisterial judge, an attorney for nearly 20 years and a long-time prosecutor and attorney, each of whom promises to bring fairness, honesty and integrity back to Luzerne County, however long that takes.
"We have to trust again. The only way for the county to heal is to move on and to introduce myself as a non-political, independent person who is doing this for the right reasons," said Polacheck Gartley.
"I think it's incredibly important that people get out and vote and people put politics aside and Democrats and Republicans put politics aside and really vote to put two qualified people in," Hughes added.
"When trust in the judiciary crumbles, the fabric of society crumbles and we have to restore it. It should be our first priority," said Amesbury.
Also on the ballot in Luzerne County is a retention vote for two judges. Voters will have to decide whether those two current judges should keep their jobs.
In a County rocked by a judical corruption case several candidates are running for judge.
There are three candidates running for two open judicial seats. They said their number one priority is to get voters to believe the courthouse won't always remind them of corruption.
The problem they face is when it comes to the position of judge in Luzerne County many voters think of former judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan who are charged with dozens of counts of corruption.
"You do that case by case. It will be a long, it will be a tedious process," said candidate William Amesbury.
"This is the road to recovery. I mean, the beginning of it has already started with the changes they are implementing. The only other step is putting in two qualified judges on the bench," said candidate Dick Hughes.
"When I decided to run the reality was we would be dealing with a climate that was very angry, rightly so, and is distrustful," said candidate Tina Polachek Gartley.
The candidates include a magisterial judge, an attorney for nearly 20 years and a long-time prosecutor and attorney, each of whom promises to bring fairness, honesty and integrity back to Luzerne County, however long that takes.
"We have to trust again. The only way for the county to heal is to move on and to introduce myself as a non-political, independent person who is doing this for the right reasons," said Polacheck Gartley.
"I think it's incredibly important that people get out and vote and people put politics aside and Democrats and Republicans put politics aside and really vote to put two qualified people in," Hughes added.
"When trust in the judiciary crumbles, the fabric of society crumbles and we have to restore it. It should be our first priority," said Amesbury.
Also on the ballot in Luzerne County is a retention vote for two judges. Voters will have to decide whether those two current judges should keep their jobs.
