Leonard N. Zito
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Leonard N. Zito was a judge on the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania.[1] In 2004, Zito was appointed to the court to replace Jack A. Panella, who was elected to the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Zito opted to not run for election to the court after this term, but instead served as the as solicitor for Northampton County, Pennsylvania from 2006 to 2008.[2]
Zito was appointed a second time to the court by Governor Ed Rendell in 2008 and successfully ran for a 10-year term in 2009. Zito retired from active status on the court on January 1, 2014, due to mandatory retirement.[3] He officially retired from the court, leaving his position as a senior judge, on June 1, 2019.[4]
Education
Zito earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Scranton in 1968 and his J.D. from Villanova University in 1971.[5][2]
Career
- 2008-2014: Judge, Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
- 2014-2019: Senior judge
- 2006-2008: Solicitor, Northampton County, Pennsylvania[2]
- 2004-2006: Judge, Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania[2]
- 1983-2004: Chief Public Defender, Northampton County, Pennsylvania[6]
- 1983-2004: Senior Partner, Zito, Martino and Karasek
- 1971-1983: Attorney in private practice[6][2]
See also
External links
- The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "Common Pleas Judges"
- The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "Northampton County"
- The Morning Call, "Retired judge has biggest caseload in Northampton County," February 7, 2015
Footnotes
- ↑ Northampton County Court of Common Pleas, "Judges," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lehigh Valley Live, "Leonard Zito approved as Northampton County judge," October 08, 2008 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "bio" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ The Express-Times, "Attorney Christopher Spadoni enters race to become next Northampton County judge," February 21, 2013
- ↑ LeHighValleyLive.com, "Northampton County senior judge will retire by June," April 3, 2019
- ↑ Martindale, "Judge Profile: Leonard N. Zito," accessed July 18, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Northampton Court of Common Pleas, "Judge Leonard N. Zito," accessed July 18, 2013
