President Judge Emerita Kate Ford Elliott

Term

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Education

• Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., 1978
• Duquesne University, M.S., 1973
• University of Pittsburgh, B.A., 1971

Professional Experience

• President Judge of Superior Court, 2006-11
• Elected a judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1989
• Lawyer, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, 1988
• Chief Staff Attorney, Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1982-88
• Administrative Assistant to former Superior Court President Judge William F. Cercone, 1980-82
• Judicial law clerk, Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1978-80
• Reading specialist, Pittsburgh Board of Education, 1971-78

Memberships and Associations

• American, Pennsylvania, and Allegheny County Bar Associations
• National Association of Women Judges
• American Judicature Society
• American Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Allegheny County Bar Association, Fellow
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Commission on Justice Initiatives
• Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal, President

Awards and Honors

• Duquesne University Distinguished Law Alumni
• Allegheny County St. Thomas More Society Award
• Carlow College Woman of Spirit