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Joan Orie Melvin

Joan Orie Melvin's Biography

Full Name: Joan Orie Melvin
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Greg; 6 Children
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA

JD, Duquesne University School of Law, 1981
BA, Economics, University of Notre Dame, 1978

No political experience information on file.

Chair, Allegheny County Prison Board, 1996
Former Member, Allegheny County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Advisory Board

Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 2010-2013
Judge, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Superior Court, 1997-2010
Judge, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, 1990-1997
Chief Magistrate, City of Pittsburgh Municipal Courts, 1987-1990
Magistrate, City of Pittsburgh Municipal Courts, 1985-1990
Corporate Counsel, 1981-1985
Attorney, Private Law Practice, 1981-1985

Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, American Judicature Society
Member, Federal Circuit Bar Association
Member, Board of Directors, Passavant Hospital
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member, Board of Directors, Soldiers and Sailors Military Museum and Memorial.
Former Member, Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Inns of Court
Former Member, STOP Violence Task Force
Former Member, United Way Community Problem Solving Troubled Youth Committee
Former Member, Board of Directors, Vincentian Home

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