Correale F. Stevens (born October 6, 1946) is an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from June 2013 to January 2016.[2]
Correale Stevens | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court | |
| In office July 30, 2013 – January 4, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Tom Corbett |
| Preceded by | Joan Orie Melvin |
| Succeeded by | Christine Donohue |
| Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 4, 1998 – July 30, 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Patricia H. Jenkins[1] |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 116th district | |
| In office January 6, 1981 – November 30, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Ronald Gatski |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Stish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 6, 1946 Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University (BA, JD) |
Stevens previously served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [3]
Early life and education
editStevens was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pennsylvania State University and a Juris Doctor from the Penn State Dickinson Law. He completed a summer program at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[4]
Career
editAfter graduating from law school, Stevens established his own legal practice in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. He then served as Hazelton City Solicitor and District Attorney of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.[5]
He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1981 to 1988.[6]
Stevens was elected to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in 1997. He also worked as an instructor at Penn State Hazleton.[7]
Stevens was appointed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 2013 after the resignation of Joan Orie Melvin.[8]
In May 2015, he was defeated in the Republican primary for election to a full term.[9]
References
edit- ^ "JUDGE PATRICIA H. JENKINS '76 TO JOIN SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA". PennState Law. December 13, 2013.
- ^ "Correale Stevens". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ "President Judge Emeritus, Correale F. Stevens | Superior Court Judges | Superior Court | Courts | Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania". www.pacourts.us. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ "Gov. Tom Corbett picks Judge Correale Stevens for Pa. high court vacancy". Daily Times. Associated Press. June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "Gov. Tom Corbett picks Judge Correale Stevens for Pa. high court vacancy". Daily Times. Associated Press. June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "Gov. Tom Corbett picks Judge Correale Stevens for Pa. high court vacancy". Daily Times. Associated Press. June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "Gov. Tom Corbett picks Judge Correale Stevens for Pa. high court vacancy". Daily Times. Associated Press. June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ^ "2015 Municipal Primary". Department of State. Retrieved October 21, 2021.