Correale Stevens

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.[1]

Correale Stevens
Associate Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
In office
July 30, 2013 – January, 2016
Appointed byTom Corbett
Preceded byJoan Orie Melvin
Succeeded byDavid Wecht, Kevin Dougherty, Christine Donohue
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 116th district
In office
January 6, 1981 – November 30, 1988
Preceded byRonald Gatski
Succeeded byThomas Stish
Personal details
Born (1946-10-06) October 6, 1946
Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materPennsylvania State University (BA, JD)

Stevens previously served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [2]

Early life and education

Stevens 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.[3]

Career

After 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.[4]

He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1981 to 1988.[5]

Stevens was elected to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in 1997. He also worked as an instructor at Penn State Hazleton.[6]

Stevens was appointed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 2013 after the resignation of Joan Orie Melvin.[7]

In May 2015, he was defeated in the Republican primary for election to a full term.[8]

References
  1. "Correale Stevens". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. Cox, Harold. "House Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. "President Judge Emeritus, Correale F. Stevens | Superior Court Judges | Superior Court | Courts | Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania". www.pacourts.us. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. "Gov. Tom Corbett picks Judge Correale Stevens for Pa. high court vacancy". Daily Times. Associated Press. June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  5. "Gov. Tom Corbett picks Judge Correale Stevens for Pa. high court vacancy". Daily Times. Associated Press. June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  6. "Gov. Tom Corbett picks Judge Correale Stevens for Pa. high court vacancy". Daily Times. Associated Press. June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  7. "Gov. Tom Corbett picks Judge Correale Stevens for Pa. high court vacancy". Daily Times. Associated Press. June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  8. "2015 Municipal Primary". Department of State. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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