Maureen Ellen Lally-Green (born July 5, 1949) is an American lawyer in the state of

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. She served as a judge on the

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Personal

Lally-Green was born in Sharpsville, Mercer County, in 1949. She graduated from Duquesne University with a B.S. in 1971 and its School of Law in 1974. Lally-Green practiced law in a private law firm in Pittsburgh. She later served as counsel to

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in Washington, D.C., as counsel to the former

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, and as a consultant to Justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She was a professor at Duquesne University School of Law, and was the Dean of the Law School

Judicial career

In 1998, Lally-Green was appointed by Governor

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to the

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and confirmed by the State Senate. The next year, Judge Lally-Green was elected for a full ten-year term. Lally-Green ran for a seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2007. During the campaign, a Virginia organization called the Center for Individual Freedom ran over $1.2 million worth of ads on her behalf. The organization had not registered with the state nor did it file campaign reports. The campaign led to efforts by state officials to determine the origin of the cash. However, the source was never determined.Bob Warner, ''$ource of Lally-Green election ads'', Philadelphia Daily News, 12/11/07
/ref> Lally-Green finished third in the race behind

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and

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, two colleagues on the Superior Court.

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Lally green Biography at Pennsylvania Superior Court
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