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Patricia A. McInerney
Patricia A. McInerney is a retired American judge who served for over 20 years in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania's First Judicial District. She served for 7 years in its Commerce Case Management Program, a specialized business court docket, including three years as its supervising judge. She handled a number of high-profile cases, such as a dispute over control of Philadelphia's major newspaper and the distribution of over $125 million from a tobacco settlement. Judicial service McInerney was a trial judge on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas from 1996 until her retirement in 2018. After joining the court in 1996, she was successful in ten-year retention elections in 2005 and 2015. She originally served in the court's criminal division, and later in the general civil division. In 2011, she was assigned by administrative judge John W. Herron to the Commerce Case Management Program (Commerce Court) to replace the late Albert W. Sheppard Jr. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Judicial District Of Pennsylvania
The First Judicial District is the judicial body governing the county of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It consists of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and the Philadelphia Municipal Court. Although the title of the district is assigned by the Pennsylvania Unified Court System, the court operates under the county of Philadelphia. All judges serving on the bench are elected to serve their terms by registered voters in Philadelphia, rather than appointed by the executive branch of government. The First Judicial District's respective courts preside over all state and local jurisdiction civil and criminal matters that occur within the county of Philadelphia's borders. Court of Common Pleas The Court of Common Pleas is led by a President Judge and Administrative Judges. Common Pleas is further broken down into three divisions: trial, family and orphans' court division. As of November 2023, the President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas is the Honorable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |