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Honorable Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter
President Judge of Commonwealth Court |
Term
January 2008 - December 2017
Education
Rice University (B.A.), 1968
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D.), Managing Editor Law Review, 1971
Professional Experience
Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, 1971-76
Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1976-81
Partner, Leadbetter & Becker, 1981-89
Counsel, Mutual Fire Marine & Inland Insurance Company, In Rehabilitation, 1989-90
Shareholder, Fineman & Bach, P.C., 1990-96
Judge Pro Tempore, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, 1991-96
Appointed a judge of the Commonwealth Court, 1996; elected to a full term, 1997; retained 2007
Judge, Court of Judicial Discipline, 1999-2003
President Judge of Commonwealth Court, 2007
Memberships and Associations
Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal, Member
Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Director
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
Widener Law and Government Institute, Board of Visitors
J. Willard O'Brien American Inn of Court, Master
Personal
Born: 1947, Houston, Tx.
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