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Honorable Bernard L. McGinley


Term
January 2008 - December 2017

Education
John Carroll University (B.S.), 1967
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D.), 1970

Military Experience
U.S. Army Reserve, Medical Service Corps, Captain, 1971-76

Professional Experience
Judicial law clerk, Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County
Assistant District Attorney, Allegheny County, 1971-74
Instructor of criminal law, Allegheny County Community College, 1974-75
Private law practice, 1975-81
Chairman, Board of Viewers, Allegheny County, 1975-80
Elected a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, 1981
Elected a judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1987

Memberships and Associations
1988 Bicentennial Committee of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County
Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges
Tamburitzans, Director
Easter Seals, past Honorary Chairman

Personal
Born: 1946, Pittsburgh, Pa.