Paul Kevin Brobson (born November 26, 1970) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. In 2009, he was elected to serve as a judge on the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, where he served until 2022.

Childhood

Brobson was born in Montoursville, Pennsylvania.

Education

Brobson graduated from Lycoming College with a Bachelor of Science in

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'' in 1992 and earned his

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from Widener University Commonwealth Law School ''

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'' in 1995.

Legal work experience

Brobson was a

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for the Honorable

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of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 1996. He was then an attorney at

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law firm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1996 to 2009. In addition to his role as an appellate judge, he served as Widener University Commonwealth Law School jurist-in-residence from 2016 to 2018.

Judicial career

Brobson served on the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania from 2010 to 2022. In the 2021 general election, he was the Republican nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania left by the mandatory retirement of Chief Justice

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; Brobson narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee,

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Judge Maria McLaughlin and was sworn in on January 6, 2022.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brobson, P._Kevin Widener University Commonwealth Law School alumni 1970 births Living people Judges of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania