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Honorable Kate Ford Elliott
President Judge Emeritus of Superior Court |
Term
January 2010 - December 2019
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, 2006-2011
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, President
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
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