Judge Deborah A. Kunselman
In November 2005, Judge Deborah Anne Kunselman became the first woman ever elected to the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County. Judge Kunselman is a 1992 honors’ graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School, and a 1989 high-honors’ graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, where she was a student of the Schreyer […]
Judge Carolyn H. Nichols
Judge Carolyn H. Nichols, was elected to a ten year term in Superior Court in 2017. Previously, she was elected to the Philadelphia Common Pleas Court in 2011, and conducted felony jury trials in criminal court, with equal justice, protecting the rights of crime victims, and the accused, working to create opportunities for positive reentry […]
Judge Mary P. Murray
Judge Mary P. Murray graduated from Duquesne University in 1992 with a B.S./B.A. in marketing and a minor in psychology. In 1993, she began a joint MBA/J.D. program at Duquesne University, graduating in December of 1995 with her MBA and in May of 1996 with her Juris Doctorate. While at Duquesne Law School, she completed […]
Judge Maria C. McLaughlin
Judge McLaughlin has dedicated her legal career in public service. Immediately before being elected to the Superior Court, she was a Judge in the Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia. During her tenure on the Philadelphia bench, she presided in Family Court. Prior to joining the bench, Judge McLaughlin was a Chief in the Philadelphia […]
Judge Megan M. King
Judge King began her career protecting the most vulnerable as an assistant district attorney in the Lancaster County district attorney’s office where she supervised the child abuse unit — an office where the worst of the human condition was met with tough justice for offenders and hope for victims. She later led a county-wide initiative […]
Judge Daniel D. McCaffery
Service to others has always been the cornerstone of Judge McCaffery’s career. Dan McCaffery served his country as a Soldier in the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division. After returning from the U.S. Army, he earned his degree from Temple Law. Judge McCaffery has had the honor of working in Pennsylvania courtrooms for 28 years: twenty-two […]
Judge John L. Musmanno
John L. Musmanno was born in Stowe Township, Pa. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Jefferson College in 1963, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, and a Juris Doctor from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1966, where he was an assistant editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review. Judge […]
President Judge Emeritus Correale F. Stevens
P.J.E. Correale F. Stevens is a graduate of Penn State University (A.B. political science) and the Dickinson School of Law (J.D.), where he served as associate editor of the Dickinson Law Review. Elected to the statewide appellate Superior Court in 1997 and as President Judge by his colleagues on the court in 2010, he had […]
Judge James G. Colins
Senior Judge Colins was born on June 9, 1946, in Philadelphia. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, and earned his law degree from Villanova University School of Law in 1971. He graduated from the United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, GA in 1972, and served as a Captain in the United […]
President Judge Emeritus John T. Bender
Judge Bender received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the School of Journalism at the Pennsylvania State University was awarded a J.D. degree from Duquesne University Law School. Judge Bender served as a law clerk to President Judge Emeritus William F. Cercone while attending law school. He later was employed as a law clerk to […]