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Lorinda L. Hinch
Lorinda L. Hinch was a Pennsylvania magisterial district judge for Mercer County Magisterial District.[1] She was first appointed to the bench in 2005 to serve the remainder of former District Judge Ruth M. French's term.[2] Hinch was elected to the position for a six-year term in 2007 and won re-election in November 2013 to a term ending in 2019.[3] On October 6, 2016, she announced her retirement from the bench, effective January 5, 2017. An election was held in May 2017 to fill the seat for the remainder of her term.[4]
Elections
2013
Hinch ran for re-election to the Mercer County Magisterial District. General: She won without opposition in the general election on November 5, 2013.[3][2]}}
Education
Hinch earned her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh Law School in 1981.[2]
Career
Prior to her election to the bench, Hinch served as supervisory and first assistant district attorney for 19 years in Mercer County.[5] Before that, she worked for the public defender's office and served as a clerk for Mercer County Common Pleas Judge Albert E. Acker.[2]
See also
External links
- The Herald, "There go the judges: 3 posts will be up for election in ‘09," September 6, 2008 (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, "Magisterial Districts Judges," accessed June 12, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Herald, "Hinch plans to seek election to DJ post," January 24, 2007 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "announcement" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mercer County Government, "Official Election Results - 2013 Municipal Election," November 5, 2013
- ↑ The Sharon Herald, "District Judge Hinch Announces Retirement," October 13, 2016
- ↑ The Herald, "Hinch wins both primaries, secures DJ post," May 16, 2007 (dead link)
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Education
Hinch earned her J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh Law School in 1981.[1]
Career
Prior to her election to the bench, Hinch served as supervisory and first assistant district attorney for 19 years in Mercer County.[2] Before that, she worked for the public defender's office and served as a clerk for Mercer County Common Pleas Judge Albert E. Acker.[1]
See also
External links
- The Herald, "There go the judges: 3 posts will be up for election in ‘09," September 6, 2008 (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedannouncement - ↑ The Herald, "Hinch wins both primaries, secures DJ post," May 16, 2007 (dead link)
