Correale Stevens Explained

Correale Stevens
Office:Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Appointer:Tom Corbett
Term Start:July 30, 2013
Term End:January 4, 2016
Predecessor:Joan Orie Melvin
Successor:Christine Donohue
State House2:Pennsylvania
District2:116th
Term Start2:January 6, 1981
Term End2:November 30, 1988
Predecessor2:Ronald Gatski
Successor2:Thomas Stish
Office1:Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Term Start1:January 4, 1998
Term End1:July 30, 2013
Successor1:Patricia H. Jenkins[1]
Birth Date:6 October 1946
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:Pennsylvania State University (BA, JD)

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.[2]

Stevens previously served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1981 to 1988.[6]

Stevens was elected to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in 1997. He also worked as an instructor at Penn State Hazleton.[7]

Stevens was appointed to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 2013 after the resignation of Joan Orie Melvin.[8]

In May 2015, he was defeated in the Republican primary for election to a full term.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: JUDGE PATRICIA H. JENKINS '76 TO JOIN SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA . PennState Law . December 13, 2013.
  2. Web site: Correale Stevens . Ballotpedia . 21 October 2021.
  3. Web site: Cox . Harold . House Members S . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  4. Web site: President Judge Emeritus, Correale F. Stevens Superior Court Judges Superior Court Courts Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. www.pacourts.us. 2020-05-29.
  5. News: Gov. Tom Corbett picks Judge Correale Stevens for Pa. high court vacancy . October 21, 2021 . Associated Press . Daily Times . June 14, 2013.
  6. News: Gov. Tom Corbett picks Judge Correale Stevens for Pa. high court vacancy . October 21, 2021 . Associated Press . Daily Times . June 14, 2013.
  7. News: Gov. Tom Corbett picks Judge Correale Stevens for Pa. high court vacancy . October 21, 2021 . Associated Press . Daily Times . June 14, 2013.
  8. News: Gov. Tom Corbett picks Judge Correale Stevens for Pa. high court vacancy . October 21, 2021 . Associated Press . Daily Times . June 14, 2013.
  9. Web site: 2015 Municipal Primary . Department of State . October 21, 2021.