Background
Rambo, Sylvia H. was born on April 17, 1936 in Royersford, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Granville A. and Hilda E. (Leonhardt) Rambo.
Rambo, Sylvia H. was born on April 17, 1936 in Royersford, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Granville A. and Hilda E. (Leonhardt) Rambo.
Bachelor, Dickinson College, 1958;
Juris Doctor, Dickinson Sch Law, 1962;
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wilson College, 1980;
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dickinson School Law, 1993;
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Dickinson College, 1994;
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Shippensburg U., 1996.
Attorney trust department, Bank of Delaware, Wilmington, 1962-1963;
private practice, Carlisle, 1963-1976;
from public defender to chief public defender, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1974-1976;
judge, Court Common Pleas, Cumberland County, 1976-1978;
judge, United States District Court (middle district) Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, 1979-1992;
chief judge, United States District Court (middle district) Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania & Maryland., since 1992. Assistant professor, Adjunct Professor law Dickinson School Law, 1974-1976.
Member National Association Women Judges, Phi Alpha Delta.
Married George F. Douglas, Junior, August, 1970.