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Honorable Debra McCloskey Todd |
Term
January 2008 - December 2017
Education
Chatham College (B.A.) with honors, 1979
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D.), Law Review, 1982
University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M), 2004
Professional Experience
Litigation attorney, U.S. Steel Corp., 1982-87
Private law practice, 1987-99
Elected a judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1999
Elected a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2007
Memberships and Associations
Allegheny County Bar Association
Allegheny County Bar Foundation
Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County
Butler County Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Foundation
American Bar Association
American Judicature Society
National Association of Women Judges
International Association of Women Judges
Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, President of Board of Directors
Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, Board of Directors
Finnegan Foundation, Board of Directors
Awards and Honors
Allegheny County Bar Association Philip Werner Amram Award for Professional Excellence, 2010
Chatham University Cornerstone Award for Law, 2009
Chatham University (Honorary Doctorate in Public Service), 2008
Celebrate & Share Women of Achievement Award, 2008
The Legal Intelligencer Women in the Profession 2007-2008 Woman of the Year Award
Pennsylvania Federation of Democratic Women, Democratic Elected Woman of the
Year, 2007
Personal
Born: 1957, Ellwood City, Pa
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