Background
Bingler, John Henry was born on June 4, 1938 in New York City. Son of John Henry and Alice Gettis (Boyce) Bingler.
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John Henry Bingler
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Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Princeton University, 1959; Bachelor of Laws, U. Pittsburgh, 1965.
Career
Trial attorney civil rights division, unites states department Justice, Mississippi, Louisiana, 1965-1967; assistant United State Attorneys, unites states department Justice, Pittsburgh, 1967-1970; director public safety, City of Pittsburgh, 1970-1971; partner, Thorp, Reed & Armstrong, Pittsburgh, since 1971. Chairman Pittsburgh Home Rule Charter Commission, 1972-1974. Teacher Local Government Academy, 1985-1987.
Achievements
Membership
President Alpha House Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center, 1978-1980, board directors. President Pittsburgh Civil Service Commission, 1978-1988. Chairman Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, 1987-1989.
Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, pennsylvania bar. Association, Allegheny County BarAssn.
(president 1990, chairman judiciary committee 1980, chairman ethics committee 1986, chairman municipal and sch. solicitors section 1988, judicial merit selection committee 1981-1986, 1991-1996). U. Pittsburgh Law School Alumni Association (board directors since 1986), Princeton University Alumni Association (board directors western Pennsylvania chapter, regional chairman class of 1959 annual giving) Rivers Club, Order of Coif.
Connections
Married Marsha Lee Richards, August 7, 1965. Children: Lynn M., Michael A.
