President Judge Emeritus, Susan Peikes Gantman
Term
January 2014 to December 2023
Education
- Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1977
- University of Pennsylvania, B.A., M.A., cum laude, 1974
Professional Experience
- President Judge of Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2014-19
- Elected a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2003, commenced service January 5, 2004
- Senior member and Co-chair, Family Law Section, Cozen & O'Connor, 1998-2003
- Partner, Sherr, Joffe & Zuckerman, 1991-98
- Private law practice, 1981-91
- Assistant District Attorney, Montgomery County, 1978-81
- Solicitor, Montgomery County Housing and Community Development
- Solicitor, Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth, 1978-2002
- Judicial law clerk, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, 1977-78
Memberships and Associations
- American, Pennsylvania and Montgomery County Bar Associations
- Pennsylvania Bar Association's Commission on Women in the Profession
- National Association of Women Judges
- Montgomery County Bar Foundation, Taxis Circle
- Pennsylvania Bar Foundation Fellow
- Villanova University School of Law, Inns of Court, Master
Awards and Honors
- Louis D. Brandeis Law Society Law Day
- The Lawyers’ Club of Philadelphia
- Montgomery County Bar Association – Honor for Service to the Community
- Women of the Year 2014 – Women in the Profession – Presented by The Legal Intelligencer
- Anne X. Alpern Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Women in the Profession
- Juvenile Advisory Association Award
- Bond of Faith, Temple Beth Hillel Beth El
- Montgomery County Office of Children and Youth, Outstanding Service Award
- Margaret Richardson Award, Montgomery County Bar Association