Education
Bachelor, Duquesne U., 1967; Juris Doctor cum laude, Duquesne U., 1970.
Bachelor, Duquesne U., 1967; Juris Doctor cum laude, Duquesne U., 1970.
Law clerk to Honorary Louis L. Manderino, Commonwealth Court Pennsylvania, 1970-1971; law clerk to Honorary Louis L. Manderino, Supreme Court Pennsylvania, 1972; assistant attorney general, Pennsylvania Department Justice, 1972-1974; private practice attorney, Ambrose & Ambrose, Kensington, Pennsylvania, 1974-1981; assistant district attorney, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, 1977-1981; judge, Court Common Pleas Westmoreland County, 1982-1993; judge, United States District Court (western district) Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, since 1994. Resident advisor Duquesne U., 1967-1970.
Member American Bar Association, National Association Women Judges, American Judicature Society, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Women's Bar Association Western Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Conference State Trial Judges (secretary 1992-1993), Westmoreland County Bar Association, Italian Sons and Daus. American, William Penn Fraternal Association, New Kensington Women's Club, Delta KappaGamma.