Jane Greenspan
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The term to which Greenspan was appointed expires in 2009. It is traditional in Pennsylvania for interim appointees to the state's highest court to not seek a permanent seat on the court. In the Pennsylvania Supreme Court election of 2009, there is a vigorous contest for the seat Greenspan currently holds.
Prior to her appointment to Pennsylvania's highest court, Greenspan was a judge for 20 years with the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas.[1]
Greenspan is the second woman to serve on the high court panel.
Greenspan is a Democrat and the justice she replaced was a Republican. Her appointment to the court amounts to a shift in partisan balance on the court from 4 Republicans/3 Democrats to 4 Democrats/3 Republicans.[1]
Legal career
Greenspan was first elected to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in 1989 after a career in the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Ed Rendell was Philadelphia's district attorney at that time; he put Greenspan in charge of domestic violence cases and, in 1980, asked her to lead the DA's appellate division. Greenspan served in that position from 1980-1987.[2]
2009 election campaign
- Main article: Pennsylvania Supreme Court elections
In 2009, Greenspan is not running for re-election as Jack Panella has announced his candidacy for the seat as the only Democrat to file papers registering his intent to run.[3]. Greenspan has been interested in becoming the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania as Greenspan is part of a field considered for the post that is currently filled by an interim US Attorney[4].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Associated Press, "Rendell's Supreme Court pick would tip balance for Demos", June 20, 2008
- ↑ Pennsylvania Law Weekly, June 20, 2008
- ↑ Lehigh Valley Live, "Judge Jack Panella will be lone Democrat for Supreme Court seat in Pennsylvania", March 9, 2009
- ↑ "Philly.com" Greenspan may become US Attorney, May 28, 2009
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