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Judge Maureen Lally-Green – “Highly Recommended”

  • Experience
  • Integrity
  • Commitment to Service

Experience :

  • Experience in the law as a lawyer, law professor and Judge of Superior Court
  • Diverse and extensive background in the law. (See, Professional Life)
  • Accomplished law professor and author of many academic articles (See, Academic Publications)
  • Experience with the work of the Supreme Court as a Judge of the Superior Court and, before that, as a part-time consultant to the Supreme Court
  • Recognized for her contributions to the law: The PBA said her opinions “are noteworthy for their organization and structure and her clear analysis of the issues and applicable precedent. Her opinions are well-reasoned and provide very helpful guidance on difficult issues.”
  • Experience with the administrative side of the Supreme Court (appointed to Committees of the Supreme Court and to the Interbranch Commission on Race, Gender and Ethnic Fairness) (See professional and Community Service)

Integrity :

Reputation for fair and impartial decision-making and for respect for others.

Recognized for her fairness and impartiality and respect for others: The PBA said: “In addition, her judicial temperament and impartiality in decision-making are outstanding. She is known for her fairness, courtesy and respect for counsel who appear before the Superior Court.”

Endorsed (or acknowledged) by highly regarded persons or entities in our society, including:

  • Republican State Committee endorsed candidate for Supreme Court
  • Fraternal Order of Police, State Lodge, Executive Board
  • Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 1, Pittsburgh
  • The Honorable Patrick Toomey
  • The Honorable William Scranton, Jr.
  • Pennsylvania State Education Association
  • The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • The Pennsylvania Bar Association gave her its highest rating for Supreme Court – “Highly Recommended” (See PBA Highly Recommended)
  • The Allegheny County Bar Association gave her its highest rating for Supreme Court – “Highly Recommended”

Commitment to Public Service :

  • Service that Promotes Fairness in the Legal System

She has served as an appointee by the Supreme Court to the Intergovernmental Commission on Race and Gender Fairness and currently serves as its Secretary

  • Service that Supports Education

She has been and is a frequent educator of the legal community on a variety of topics involving the law. (See Speaking Engagements)

She serves on boards of directors of a university, a seminary and a school for dependant and delinquent children. (See Professional and Community Service)

She also is a Board member of the Ireland Institute and the Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania.

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Judge Lally-Green has the experience, the integrity and the commitment to serve as your next Supreme Court Justice. If elected, she would be only the second woman ever elected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

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PERSONAL

Judge Maureen Lally-Green is married to Stephen Ross Green, Esq. They have three 3 grown children. Her family is her greatest devotion. The Judge and her husband live in Cranberry Township, Butler County, where they have lived since 1980.

She attended Duquesne University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education (Mathematics). She then attended Duquesne University School of Law where she was a member of the Law Review and earned a Juris Doctor in 1974.

The Judge is also the oldest of eight children. She and her family grew up in Sharpsville, and then, Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Her Mother as well as most of her siblings and their families live in the greater Pittsburgh area. She also has a sister who lives with her family in Bryn Mawr.

PROFESSIONAL LIFE

During her 32 years in the legal profession, Judge Lally-Green has had many diverse experiences in the law. See Professional Life

  • Experienced lawyer: She has been in private law practice, a lawyer for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and litigation and corporate counsel for Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
  • Law professor (full-time and adjunct) from 1983-present: She has served as a professor of law at Duquesne University School of Law. She has taught there since 1983 in both a full-time (1987-98) and adjunct capacity. Her courses have included, among other, Criminal Law, Employment Discrimination, Labor Law, and Legal Research and Writing.

She is also the author of a number of academic articles which have been published in law reviews both in the United States and in Italy. (See Academic Publications).

  • Part-time Consultant to the Supreme Court. During the time she served as a professor of law, she also was a part-time clerk/consultant with two members of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the late 1980s and during the 1990s.
  • Judge of the Superior Court since 1998. She has served for almost 9 years as Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. In 1998, Governor Tom Ridge nominated her to the Superior Court and the State Senate confirmed her. Then, in 1999, she ran statewide and was elected by the citizens of Pennsylvania to the Superior Court.
  • Service to the Supreme Court. The Judge has served the Supreme Court in various roles. She is a member of the Court’s Appellate Procedural Rules Committee. She has also been a member of the Court’s Criminal Procedural Rules Committee and a member of a Disciplinary Hearing Committee of the Disciplinary Board. In addition, the Court has appointed her to the Interbranch Commission on Race, Gender and Ethnic Fairness.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

  • Extensive Professional Service The Judge has been actively involved in her professional life with both the Allegheny County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. (See Professional and Community Service)
  • Frequent Lecturer. In addition, the Judge has been a frequent lecturer and participant in many continuing legal education programs for lawyers as well as a speaker for other groups. (speaking engagements)
  • Service that Promotes Fairness in the Legal System. Recently, the Judge has devoted much time to the development of procedures for the courts to use in ensuring fairness those who use the courts. She is Secretary of the Interbranch Commission of Race, Gender and Ethnic Fairness. In addition, she chairs the Commission’s Grievance Committee.

Before that, she served the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as Chair of the Judicial Council’s Gender (Recommendations) Implementation Subcommittee.

  • Service to the Supreme Court that promotes clarity in the rules and procedures that affect the legal system. She is currently a member of the Court’s Appellate Procedural Rules Committee. She has been a member of the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee and of a Disciplinary Hearing Committee of the Disciplinary Board.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Varied and Important Community Service The Judge has been actively involved in her professional life with both the Allegheny County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. (see professional and community service)

RECOGNITION

The Judge has been the recipient of many awards in recognition of her contributions to the law profession and education-related activities. (see awards and recognition)

Further, she serves her community in a number of ways such as a member of the Board of Directors of the Epilepsy Foundation of Western and Central Pennsylvania, the Ireland Institute, Auberle, Saint Francis University and Saint Vincent Seminary. (see professional and community service)