Judith Ference Olson

Judith Ference Olson (born October 19, 1957, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a judge at the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.[1] She was first elected on November 3, 2009, and her ten-year term began in January 2010. She was retained in the 2020 election to serve an additional ten-year term, until January 2030.[2][3][4][5]

Honorable
Judith F. Olson
Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Assumed office
January 1, 2010 (2010-01-01)
Personal details
Born (1957-10-19) October 19, 1957
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Alma materSaint Francis University (B.A.)
Duquesne University School of Law (J.D.)

Olson was born 1957 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended Saint Francis University where she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979. She then attended Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she enrolled for a JD program, she graduated in 1982. Judith Olson started her career as a Law clerk for Honorable Maurice B. Cohill in 1982 and served there for two years. In 1984, she became a partner with Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, a law firm in Pittsburgh. In 2000, she left Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote to join Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis as a partner. She remained a partner with the law firm for eight years. In 2008, she was elected judge of Judge Court of Common Pleas for Allegheny County. She served until 2009.

In 2009, she was elected a Judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court.[6]

References
  1. Miller, Matt (August 11, 2015). "Teen carjacker deserved to be tried, jailed as an adult, Pa. court rules". PennLive.com. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. "Judge Judith Ference Olson". www.pacourts.us. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  3. Pellechio, Vanessa (October 19, 2017). "Superior Court judges bring proceedings to town". Gettysburg Times. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  4. Pellechio, Vanessa (October 19, 2017). "Court: Garage search not illegal; rejects appeal". Gettysburg Times. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  5. Miller, Matt (November 8, 2018). "Jury's $7,481 award for slip and fall at Sam's Club isn't too low, Pa. court says". pennlive.com. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  6. "Judith Ference Olson, Pennsylvania Superior Court: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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