Former district judge candidate Amy Thomas faces 106 forgery related counts tied to election petitions

Former district judge candidate Amy Thomas faces 106 forgery related counts tied to election petitions

A Somerset County attorney and onetime district judge candidate faces 106 criminal charges, accused of forging signatures on her primary nomination documents in March.

District Judge In Somerset Co., Charged With Forgery

Former Somerset County Magisterial District Judge candidate Amy Thomas is facing over 100 criminal charges, including felonies for identity theft, following a police investigation into claims that she forged signatures on her ballot petitions during her 2025 campaign.  According to police affidavits, Thomas is facing 19 counts of identity theft, and other related counts.  The investigation began in March after her opponent, Kayla Kormanik-Lucas,…