Judy Olson

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

11/08-Present COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Judge, Civil Division
Nominated by Governor Edward Rendell, sponsored by Senator Jane Orie and Senator John Pippy, unanimously approved by the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee, and unanimously confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate.

6/00-11/08 SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Partner
Chair of Antitrust & Trade Regulation Practice Group
Partner-in-Charge of Litigation, Pittsburgh Office
Practiced in the area of complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis in directors’ and officers’ liability, securities litigation, antitrust litigation, RICO and fraud claims, shareholders’ derivative and class action litigation, and ERISA claims. Significant experience in trying cases and representing clients in state and federal courts throughout the country and before governmental agencies such as the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Trade Commission. Represented both plaintiffs and defendants in claims for negligence, defamation, breach of contract, business torts, professional liability, personal injury and other civil cases. Have represented clients in white collar crime matters. Experience in numerous state and federal appellate courts in cases involving constitutional, commercial, statutory and common law issues. Served as a private mediator and arbitrator for the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

3/98-6/00 SWEENEY METZ FOX McGRANN & SCHERMER L.L.C.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attorney/Founding Member

9/84-3/98 DICKIE, McCAMEY & CHILCOTE, P.C.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attorney
Partner – 1/89-3/98
Associate – 9/84-12/88

9/82-9/84 THE HONORABLE MAURICE B. COHILL, JR.
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Law Clerk

ADMISSIONS: Pennsylvania Supreme Court – 11/82
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania – 11/82
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit – 4/89
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit – 9/93
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit – 8/02
United States Supreme Court – 1/89

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Pennsylvania Bar Association; Allegheny County Bar Association (Federal Court Section, Former Member of Nominating Committee, Women’s Bar Association); Federal Bar Association (Western District of Pennsylvania Chapter); American Inns of Court (Pittsburgh Chapter); St. Thomas More Society

HONORS: Allegheny County Bar Foundation - Inducted as Fellow in 2005
Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County – Inducted as Fellow in 2004
-Member of Board of Governors – 2007 to Present
-Chair of Federal Court Committee – 2007-2008
-Member of Ad Hoc Committee on Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Commercial Court Rules - 2008
Named by Law & Politics Magazine as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer® in Business Litigation – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008
Named by Law & Politics Magazine as one of the Top 50 Female Lawyers in Pennsylvania – 2004
Earl G. Harrison Community Service Award - 2008
Graduate of Leadership Pittsburgh –Class XX - 2004
American Heart Association Volunteer of the Year Award – 1999
Community Champion Award – 1999
“AV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell
Finalist chosen by Federal Judicial Nominating Commission appointed by Senators Specter and Santorum for position as Judge on United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania -- 2005
Finalist chosen by Merit Selection Committees appointed by Chief Judge for position as Magistrate Judge on United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania – 2002, 2003 and 2008
Rated “Highly Recommended” by Judiciary Committee of Allegheny County Bar Association for position on United States District Court for Western District of Pennsylvania and Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -- 2008

PUBLICATIONS: Co-Editor, Trade & Commercial Laws of the Russian Federation –Official Codification and Commentary (Oceana, 1993)

Judge Judy has been married to her husband Jim for over 27 years. They have two children, Grant, age 17 and Sophia 15. She is proud to have lived in Pennsylvania her entire life.

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