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Honorable Rochelle S. Friedman


Education
University of Pittsburgh (B.A.), 1959
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D.), 1972

Professional Experience
Private law practice, 1972-91
Solicitor, Allegheny County Clerk of Courts, 1972-76
Judicial law clerk, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, 1976-89
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, faculty member, 1976-77
Governor's Justice Commission grant programs, Director and consultant, 1973-75
American Academy of Judicial Education, A Judge’s Philosophy of Law and Judging, Harvard
Law School, 2000
The National Judicial College, Reno, Nv., Certificate of Completion, Civil Mediation, 2008
Introduction to Public Health Law and Science, Seminar for Judges, State College, Pa., 2009
Elected a judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1991; retained, 2001; appointed a senior judge, 2009

Memberships and Associations
American, Pennsylvania, Bucks County and Philadelphia Bar Associations
Temple Inn of Court
National Association of Women Judges
Bucks County Community College Paralegal Studies Program, Board Member
Jewish Prisoner Services International, Board Member
The Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education, Board Member

Awards and Honors
Commendation by the Bucks County Board of Commissioners, 2008

Personal
Born: 1938, Pittsburgh, Pa.