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Chesney was born on October 29, 1942, in San Francisco, California. [2] [3] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1967. She was an attorney, Office of the San Francisco District Attorney, California ...
(42 Pa.C.S. §§ 761–764). Article V, section 4 of the 1968 Pennsylvania Constitution created the Commonwealth Court. Acts enacted in 1970 set up the court. Judges are elected to 10-year terms, and must retire at the age of 75. The Commonwealth Court publishes its precedential opinions in the Atlantic Reporter 3d series.
From 2003 to 2018, he served as a Judge of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. During his time on the state bench, Kenney presided over cases in the family, criminal, civil, and orphans' sections. In 2012, his judicial colleagues elected him to serve a five-year term as the President Judge. [3] He stepped down in 2017 after his term ...
October 15, 2032 Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2000–2007) Christine Donohue December 24, 1952 (age 72) in Coaldale, Pennsylvania: January 4, 2016 Democratic: First term 2025 December 24, 2027 Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2008–2015) Kevin Dougherty May 19, 1962 (age 62) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
District Judge Robert J. Colville: Pittsburgh: 1965 2019–present — — Trump: 65 District Judge W. Scott Hardy: Pittsburgh: 1971 2020–present — — Trump: 66 District Judge Christy C. Wiegand: Pittsburgh: 1975 2020–present — — Trump: 45 Senior Judge Donetta Ambrose: inactive: 1945 1993–2010 2002–2009 2010–present Clinton: 49 ...
Superior Court of Pennsylvania; Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, United States except those cases which involve decisions of governmental agencies; public sector legal questions; actions to which the Commonwealth is a party other than criminal cases; or actions to which a not-for-profit, private corporation is a party, all of which are appealed instead to the Commonwealth Court.
(PA Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 7 (B)(1)(c)) [7] After the ten-year term expires, a statewide yes or no vote for retention is conducted. A judge who is retained serves another ten-year term. If the judge is not retained, the governor, subject to the approval of the State Senate, appoints a temporary replacement until a special election can ...
The Family Division has its own Administrative Judge and Supervising Judge (being the Honorable Margaret T. Murphy and the Honorable Walter J. Olszewksi as of May 2024). [5] As of May 2024, there are four judges assigned to the Orphan's Court Division, including its own Administrative Judge (Hon. Sheila Woods-Skipper as of May 2024). [6]