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This is a list of the first women lawyer(s) and judge(s) in Pennsylvania.It includes the year in which the women were admitted to practice law (in parentheses). Also included are women who achieved other distinctions such becoming the first in their state to graduate from law school or become a political figure.
Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2010–2016) P. Kevin Brobson November 26, 1970 (age 54) in Mountoursville, Pennsylvania: January 3, 2022 Republican: First term 2031 November 26, 2045 Judge, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (2010-2021) Daniel McCaffery July 20, 1964 (age 60) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: January 2, 2024
Owen J. Roberts, Justice, Supreme Court of the United States [32]; James Wilson, Justice, Supreme Court of the United States (Hon. LL.D); Penn's first law professor (1790–92); signer of the Declaration of Independence, and major participant in first and subsequent drafts of U.S. Constitution, which he signed (becoming one of only six people to sign both documents) [33]
Pages in category "University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 505 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was subdivided on April 20, 1818, by 3 Stat. 462 , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] into the Eastern and Western Districts to be headquartered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh ...
William Rehnquist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States, clerked for Justice Robert Jackson during the 1952 term. Law clerks have assisted the justices of the United States Supreme Court in various capacities since the first one was hired by Justice Horace Gray in 1882. Each justice is permitted to have between three and four law clerks per Court term. Most persons serving in this capacity ...
Most provisions of Act 47 initially remained suspended until the termination of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Act (Section 708 of Act 1991, June 5, P.L. 9, No 6). The cities of Erie and Altoona, among others, have narrowly avoided Act 47 designation.
John Honnold (1915-2011), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School; Andrew Knoll, Fisher Professor of Natural History and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University—West Reading; Noyes Leech (1921–2010), law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School