Mary Hannah Leavitt
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| Mary Hannah Leavitt | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Retention election |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 2002-2021 |
| Past position: | Private practice |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1947 |
| Bachelors: | Connecticut College, 1969 |
| Law School: | Dickinson School of Law, 1978 |
| Grad. School: | University of Pennsylvania, 1972 |
| Candidate 2011: | |
| Candidate for: | Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court |
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Election information 2011: | |
| Incumbent: | Yes |
| Election date: | November 8, 2011 |
| Election vote: |  |
| Retention vote: | 72.1% |
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Mary Hannah Leavitt is a judge on the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. She was elected as a Republican to a ten-year term on the court on November 6, 2001 and sworn-in on January 7, 2002. Her current term ends in December of 2021.[1][2][3]
Education
Leavitt earned her B.A. from Connecticut College in 1969. She then earned her M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1972. She earned her J.D. from Dickinson School of Law in 1978, where she was an editor of the Dickinson Law Review.[3]
Professional career
- Shareholder in the law firm of Buchanan Ingersoll
- Assistant Attorney General in 1978, assigned to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. [3]
2011 election
Leavitt was retained to the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, winning a "yes" vote of 72.1%. [4] [5]
- See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2011
Recommendation
- Recommended for Retention, Pennsylvania Bar Association [6]
External links
References
- ↑ Official Biography of Judge Leavitt
- ↑ Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Biography of Mary Hannah Leavitt from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Historical Society
- ↑ York County Board of Elections, Official Ballot for General election
- ↑ Pennsylvania Department of State, Unofficial Elections Returns
- ↑ Pennsylvania for Modern Courts, "Pennsylvania Bar Association Releases Ratings for Retention Elections," September 30, 2011
