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Honorable Kate Ford Elliott
President Judge of Superior Court


Term
January 2000 - December 2009

Education
University of Pittsburgh (B.A.), 1971
Duquesne University (M.S.), 1973
Duquesne University School of Law (J.D.), 1978

Professional Experience
Reading specialist, Pittsburgh Board of Education, 1971-78
Judicial law clerk, Pennsylvania Superior Court , 1978-80
Administrative Assistant to former Superior Court President Judge William F. Cercone, 1980-82
Chief Staff Attorney, Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1982-88
Lawyer, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, 1988
Elected a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1989
President Judge of Superior Court, 2006

Memberships and Associations
American, Pennsylvania, and Allegheny County Bar Associations
National Association of Women Judges
American Judicature Society
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
Allegheny County Bar Association, Fellow
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Commission on Justice Initiatives
Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal, Secretary-Treasurer

Awards and Honors
Duquesne University Distinguished Law Alumni
Allegheny County St. Thomas More Society Award
Carlow College Woman of Spirit


Personal
Born: 1949, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Married with one son