PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
ENTERED ON DUTY
October 27, 1998
Chief Judge, September 1, 2006 - August 31, 2013
* 1977-1978 Trial Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
* 1978-1980 Assistant Attorney General, State of Colorado
* 1980-1986 Deputy District Attorney, Denver, Colorado
* 1986-1991 Deputy Attorney General, State of Pennsylvania
* 1991-1992 Chief Counsel, Pennsylvania Independent Regulatory Review Commission
* 1993-1995 Senior Associate Attorney, Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen
* 1995-1998 Secretary of the Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Department of State
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
* Former Member, National Association of Secretaries of State
* Former Member, Women Executives in State Government
* Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
* Former Member, Advisory Board, Parents Anonymous of Central Pennsylvania
* Former Vice Chair, Statutory Law Committee, Pennsylvania Bar Association
* Member, Board of Directors, Harrisburg Community Theatre Association
EDUCATION
* B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1973, Nicholls State University\
* J.D., 1976, Tulane University School of Law