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Honorable John M. Cleland |
Term
July 2008 - December 2009
Education
Denison University (B.A.), 1969
George Washington University, National Law Center (J.D.), 1972
Professional Experience
Judicial law clerk, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1972-74
General practice of law, 1974-84
Appointed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of McKean County, 1984; elected to a full term, 1985; reelected, 1995, 2005
President Judge, McKean County, 1984-2008
Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2008
Memberships and Associations
Pennsylvania and McKean County Bar Associations
Robert H. Jackson Inn of Court
Juvenile Court Judges Commission
University of Pittsburgh, Trustee; Bradford Campus Advisory Board, Chair
Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges
Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice, Chair
Awards and Honors
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Clarity in Writing Award, 2001
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford Presidential Medal of Distinction, 2006
Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges, Presidential Distinguished Service
Award, 2000
Personal
Born: 1947, Kane, Pa.
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