In Re Nominating Petitions of Duffy

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This is an appeal from an Order of the Commonwealth Court setting aside the Nomination Petition of Mary Alice Duffy as Democratic Candidate for Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 723(a). Because final resolution of this matter was necessary prior to the primary election of May 18, 1993, we decided it by Order dated May 12, 1993, affirming the Order of the Commonwealth Court and indicating that an Opinion would follow. This Opinion is now filed in support of that Order.

The Appellant is Mary Alice Duffy, who…