Term
January 2012 to December 2021
Education
- Dickinson College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1973
- Dickinson School of Law, J.D., 1976
Professional Experience
- Judicial law clerk, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1976-78
- Private law practice, 1979-89
- Adjunct Professor, Dickinson School of Law, 1998-2005
- Elected a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, 1989
- Elected a judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 2001
Memberships and Associations
- American, Pennsylvania, Dauphin and Northampton County Bar Associations
- Pennsylvania Minor Judiciary Education Board, 1999-2009
- Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges
- Judge James S. Bowman American Inns of Court
- The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects
- Boy Scouts of America, Advisory Committee
Awards and Honors
- "Highly Recommended" for election to Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Pennsylvania Bar Association Judicial Evaluation Committee, 2001
- Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, certified 1984
- Freedom High School Circle of Excellence, Inducted May, 2000
Publications
- “Pennsylvania’s Recreation Use of Land and Waters Act,” Counterpoint, (October, 1986)
- “How to Get Your Underinsured Client Discharged,” Counterpoint, (January, 1989)
- "Model of Success: Northampton County Resolves Cases with Summary Jury Trials," PLW, March 22, 1999, at S6
- “Ten Aspects of Jury Selection Every Lawyer Should Know,” Trial Tactics, Tips & Techniques, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (1999 rev.)
- "Limits on Students' Speech in the Internet Age," 105 Dick. L. Rev. 181 (Winter 2001)
- “Current Trends in Pennsylvania Land Use,” 77 Pa. B.A.Q. 23 (2006)
- “Important Trends in Pennsylvania Land Use,” 79 Pa. B.A.Q. 47 (2008)
