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Honorable Richard B. Klein


Term
January 2002 - December 2011

Education
Amherst College (B.A.) magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1961
Harvard Law School (J.D.) cum laude, 1964

Professional Experience
Private law practice, 1964-71 and 1974-75
Special Assistant Attorney General, 1967-71
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, 1972-73; 1976-2001
Elected a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2001
Temple University School of Law, former adjunct lecturer

Memberships and Associations
Pennsylvania Bar Association, House of Delegates
Philadelphia Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution, State Civil and Appellate Advocacy committees
Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee of the Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Bar Association's "Plain English Committee," founder and chair-emeritus
Pennsylvania Futures Commission, Vice Chair
Joint State Government Commission, Advisory Committee on Alternate Dispute Resolution
Jazz drummer and bandleader

Personal
Born: 1939, Philadelphia, Pa.