Judge Judith Ference Olson

Term

January 2020 to December 2029

Education

• Duquesne University School of Law (J.D.), 1982
• Saint Francis University (B.A.), 1979

Professional Experience

• Elected to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2009
• Appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, 2008-09
• Private law practice, 1984-2008
• Judicial law clerk to Honorable Maurice B. Cohill, Jr., United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1982-84

Memberships and Associations

• Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee
• Pennsylvania and Allegheny County Bar Associations
• Allegheny County Bar Foundation, Fellow
• St. Francis University, Board of Trustees, Vice Chairperson
• Diocese of Pittsburgh, Bishop’s Pastoral Council, Former Member
• American Heart Association, Former Board Member

Awards and Honors

• St. Thomas More Award, 2022
• Earl G. Harrison Community Service Award, 2008
• Pennsylvania Super Lawyer® in Business Litigation, 2004-08
• Top 50 Female Lawyers in Pennsylvania, 2004
• Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County, Inducted 2004
• Community Champion Award, 1998