John Patrick Sabatina Jr. is an American politician and judge currently serving on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. From 2006 to 2015, Sabatina served as a Pennsylvania state representative from the 174th district. He resigned from the state house after being elected to serve as Pennsylvania State Senator from the

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following the resignation of State Senator

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after he was elected

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. Sabatina resigned as a state senator in 2021 after being elected to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

Early life and education

Sabatina was born on October 6, 1970 in Abington Township, Pennsylvania, the son of John and Judith Sabatina. He graduated from

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in 1988. In 1994, Sabatina earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree in marketing from West Chester University and later earned a Juris Doctor degree from Widener University Delaware Law School in 1997.

Career

Prior to being elected to the

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, Sabatina served as assistant district attorney of

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Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Sabatina was elected to represent the 174th district in the

on March 14, 2006 in a special election. He was sworn in on April 3, 2006 and was later reelected to serve five more consecutive terms. In 2011, Sabatina was appointed to the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing on which he served until 2014.

Pennsylvania State Senate

Sabatina resigned from the state House on June 9, 2015 after being elected to fill the 5th state senate district seat vacated by

who had been elected

. During his tenure, Sabatina served as minority chair on Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee. He also served on the Aging and Youth; Communications and Technology; Community, Economic and Recreational Development; and Senate Judiciary Committees. Sabatina resigned from the state senate on December 31, 2021 after being elected to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas the previous month.

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

Sabatina has been serving as a judge on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas since 2022.

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