David Wecht's Biography
- Justice of the Supreme Court (PA), Democratic
Contact Information
Office
Physical Address: Mailing Address:
601 Commonwealth Avenue 601 Commonwealth Avenue
Suite 1500 Post Office Box 61260
Harrisburg, PA 17106
Post Office Box 13
Wildwood, PA 15091
Full Name:
David N. Wecht
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Valerie; 4 Children
Birth Date:
05/20/1962
Birth Place:
Baltimore, MA
Home City:
Allegheny County, PA
JD, Yale Law School, 1987
BA, History/Political Science, Yale University, 1984
Associate Justice, Pennsylvania State Supreme Court, 2016-present
Judge, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 2012-2016
Trial Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania Fifth Judicial District, 2003-2012
Administrative Judge, Family Division, Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania Fifth Judicial Distric, 2009-2011
Former Member, Juvenile Court Judges Commission
Former Member, Law Enforcement Advisory Committee, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Former Member, Pennsylvania Supreme Courts Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee
Adjunct Professor, Duquesne University School of Law, present
Adjunct Instructor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, present
Former Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans Court, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Register of Wills & Clerk, Orphans Court, 1998-2003
Partner, The Wecht Law Firm, 1996-2003
Associate, Katarincic & Salmon, 1993-1996
Associate, Williams & Connolly, 1989-1993
Former Law Clerk, United States Circuit Judge George MacKinnon, United States Court of Appeals, 1987-1988
Fellow, Allegheny County Bar Foundation, present
Board Member, Parent Education & Advocacy Leadership Center, present
Member, The American Law Institute, present
Former Mentor, Amen Corner
Former Member, Criminal Justice Advisory Committee, Community College of Allegheny County
Former Member, Executive Committee, Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges