Zoran Popovich (February 4, 1931 – March 20, 2018) was a Pennsylvania politician and lawyer who served as mayor of McKeesport and judge on the

Pennsylvania Superior Court The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is one of two Pennsylvania intermediate appellate courts (the other being the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania). It is based in Harrisburg. Jurisdiction The Superior Court hears appeals in criminal and most ...

. Popovich was appointed to the court in 1980, and was then elected to a full ten-year term in 1985 and again in 1995.Official biography of Zoran Popovich
He served until his retirement in 2001 and remained a part-time judge until 2010.

Formative years

Born in Akron, Ohio on February 4, 1931, Popovich served in the United States Air Force from 1951 to 1953. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pittsburgh in 1954, and a Bachelor of Laws from the

University of Pittsburgh Law School The University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Pitt Law) was founded in 1895. It became a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools in 1900. Its primary home facility is the Barco Law Building. The school offers four degrees: Master ...

in 1957.

Career

Popovich served on the

McKeesport, Pennsylvania McKeesport is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated at the confluence of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers and within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 17,727 as of the 2020 census. It ...

, city council from 1967 to 1969, and was mayor of McKeesport from 1969 to 1973. Popovich was elected to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, 1973.

Death

Popovich died on March 20, 2018. He was eighty-seven years old.

References

External links

*
Official biography of Zoran Popovich

Notes

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