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Julia Hearthway

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Julia Hearthway
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Prior offices
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

Education

Bachelor's

Stephens College

Law

Rutgers University School of Law


Julia Hearthway was a judge on the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. She was nominated to this court by Gov. Tom Wolf (D) on June 13, 2016, to succeed Justice Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter, who assumed senior status in February 2016.[1] Her nomination was confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Senate on June 27, 2016.[2]

Hearthway was previously the Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor & Industry. She was nominated to the position by Governor Tom Corbett (R) on March 31, 2011, and confirmed by the state senate on June 22, 2011.[3] She succeeded Sandi Vito in the office.

Judge Hearthway did not file to stand for partisan election in 2017. Her term expired on January 1, 2018.

Education

  • B.A., Political science, Stephens College
  • J.D., Rutgers University School of Law[3]

Career

From 1993 until her appointment as secretary, Hearthway worked in the state attorney general's office. Beginning in 2001, she was a chief deputy attorney general and managed the office's Insurance Fraud Section.[3]

Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor & Industry (2011-2015)

Hearthway served in this position from her appointment in 2011 to January 20, 2015, when Gov. Tom Wolf came into office.[3]

Elections

2017

Though her term expired on January 1, 2018, Judge Hearthway did not file to stand for partisan election in 2017.

Biographical details

Hearthway and her husband live in Chester and have two adult children.[4]

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See also

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Sandi Vito
Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor & Industry
2011-2015
Succeeded by
Kathy Manderino