Anne Lazarus
| Anne Lazarus | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Pennsylvania Superior Court | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 2009-2019 |
| Past position: | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge |
| Past term: | 1991-2010 |
| Personal History | |
| Bachelors: | State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1972 |
| Law School: | Temple University Beasley School of Law, 1976 |
| Grad. School: | Temple University Beasley School of Law, 1986 (LL.M.) |
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Anne E. Lazarus is a judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. She was elected in 2009 to a term expiring in 2019.
Education
Lazarus received her B.A. degree in Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1972 and her J.D. and LL.M. from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 1976 and 1986, respectively. [1]
Career
Prior to her election to the Superior Court, Lazarus served on the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas from 1991 to 2010. From 1980 to 1991, she was Legal Counsel to the Philadelphia Orphans' Court. [1]
Awards and Associations
- PBA Legal Service for the Public Committee Judge's Award
- Benjamin F. Levy Community Service Award, Brandeis Law Society
- Bernard White Community Service Award, PLAN of PA
- 2005-2009 Chairperson, Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Member, Philadelphia Bar Association
- Adjunct Professor, Widener University School of Law
- Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
- Adjunct Professor, National Judicial College
- Member, Temple American Inn of Court
- Member, Louis D. Brandeis Law Society
- Board of Directors, Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program [1]
Superior Court bid
- See also: 2009 contested judicial election results
Lazarus ran for one of the four open seats on the Pennsylvania Superior Court in 2009. [2] She received 19.2% of the vote (293,095) on the May 19, 2009 Democratic primary election. [3] She was elected in the general election. [4] [5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Biographies, Judges Anne E. Lazarus
- ↑ Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts "Pennsylvania 2009 judicial elections"
- ↑ 2009 Municipal Primary: Judge of the Superior Court
- ↑ Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Women begin to dominate state appellate courts", November 5, 2009
- ↑ Blairsville Dispatch "Judicial recount will cost Indiana County big bucks", November 20, 2009
