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John L. Musmanno
Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
In office
January 4, 1998 ? December 31, 2012
Succeeded by Victor P. Stabile
Personal details
Born ( 1942-03-31 ) March 31, 1942 (age 82) [1]
Stowe Township, Pennsylvania
Political party Democratic
Spouse Virginia (Farina) Musmann [1]
Alma mater Washington & Jefferson College
Vanderbilt University Law School

John L. Musmanno is a senior judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court . [2]

Formative years [ edit ]

Musmanno was born in Stowe Township, Pennsylvania . [2] He graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in 1963, [3] where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and won the Henry Wilson Temple History Prize. [1] [2] He graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1966, where he was an assistant editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review . [2]

Legal and public service career [ edit ]

Between the years 1966 and 1981, he was in private practice. [2] He was elected district justice in 1970, serving until he was elected to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in 1981. [2] He was elected to the Pennsylvania Superior Court in 1997. [2] During the campaign, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profiled a number of Allegheny County judges who were neglecting their judicial duties while running for higher office, but singled Musmanno out as a judge who maintained a full case load during the campaign. [4]

He won retention in 2007. [2] During the election, the Pennsylvania Bar Association endorsed him, describing him as "highly regarded for his intelligence, courteousness, fairness, judicial temperament and professionalism." [5]

He is a member of the Democratic Party . [6]

In 2008, he was awarded the W. Edward Sell Achievement in Law Award from Washington & Jefferson College. [7]

He took senior status in late December 2012/early January 2013. [8] [9]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c "John L. Musmanno - Personal Data Questionnaire" (PDF) . Pennsylvania Bar Association . 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Judges of the Superior Court - Judge John L. Musmanno" . Pennsylvania Superior Court . Archived from the original on 2005-02-18.
  3. ^ "Class of 1963 Roster" . Washington & Jefferson College. [ permanent dead link ]
  4. ^ Schmitz, Jon; Jan Ackerman; Ann Belser; Timothy McNulty; Torsten Ove; Mike Bucsko; John M.R. Bull; Bill Heltzel; Jonathan D. Silver; Gary Rotstein; Lawrence Walsh (1998-02-15). "Where have all the judges gone?" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette .
  5. ^ "PBA Judicial Evaluation Commission Releases Retention Ratings for Judicial Candidates" . Pennsylvania Bar Association . July 18, 2007.
  6. ^ Frangipanni, Mary (November 2?9, 1995). "Frontrunners Newman and Nigro may bring Philadelphia two new seats on the Supreme Court" . Philadelphia City Paper . Archived from the original on 2012-07-01.
  7. ^ "W&J Celebrates Homecoming 2008 On October 17?18" . Current Press Releases . Washington & Jefferson College . October 9, 2008. Archived from the original on April 7, 2011.
  8. ^ http://www.mcall.com/news/local/elections/mc-pa-voter-id-20121213,0,3610242.story [ permanent dead link ]
  9. ^ "About the Superior Court" . Archived from the original on 2012-04-28 . Retrieved 2013-01-13 .
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