15 Facts About Christine Donohue

Christine L Donohue was born on December 25,1952 and is a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Christine Donohue had performed nearly three decades of service as a trial lawyer and litigator in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Christine Donohue recalled her father finding an envelope containing thousands of dollars while she was out walking with him one day in Lansford and remembered him returning the money to the funeral home nearby, assuming that the person who had lost the money had been planning on paying for funeral services for a family member or friend.

Christine Donohue attended St Peter and Paul's Elementary School and graduated from Marian Catholic High School in Hometown, Pennsylvania.

Christine Donohue studied as an undergraduate and graduate student at East Stroudsburg State College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.

Christine Donohue is a graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law in Pittsburgh, where she earned her Juris Doctor.

Christine Donohue has been an adjunct professor at the same law school, and has taught ethics for attorneys there.

Christine Donohue worked for twenty-seven years as a personal injury attorney and in commercial litigation.

Christine Donohue served as a judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline, which handles complaints against judges, and sat on the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, which handles complaints against lawyers.

In 2008, Christine Donohue began her service on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, the busiest appellate court in the United States.

Christine Donohue subsequently participated in roughly 7,000 decisions on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania during her tenure there.

Christine Donohue has served on the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners, and was chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board.

Christine Donohue ran as a Democrat for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2015, and was part of a Democratic sweep of all three court vacancies, along with Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht.

Christine Donohue received a "highly recommended" rating from the Pennsylvania Bar Association, which noted her reputation for "intelligence, conscientiousness and objectivity".

Christine Donohue has served on the boards of directors of the following:.