Mark V. Tranquilli

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Mark V. Tranquilli

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Prior offices
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas

Education

Bachelor's

Allegheny College, 1989

Law

University of Pittsburgh, 1992


Mark V. Tranquilli is a former judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was elected to the court on November 5, 2013.[1] In August 2020, Tranquilli was suspended without pay and charged with six counts of judicial misconduct.[2][3] He resigned on November 18 of the same year.[4] Click here to learn more.

2013 election

Tranquilli ran for election to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.

Primary: He received 15.7% of the vote in the Republican primary on May 21, 2013. He cross-filed as a Democrat and also won that primary with 13.9% of the vote. 
General: He was elected in the general election on November 5, 2013, with 21.3% of the vote. Eleanor Bush, Paul E. Cozza, PJ Murray, Jennifer Satler and William F. Ward were also on the ballot, competing for four open seats.

See also: Pennsylvania judicial elections, 2013 - Courts of Common Pleas

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Education

Tranquilli earned his undergraduate degree from Allegheny College in 1989 and his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992.[7]

Career

  • 2013-2020: Judge, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
  • 2005-2013: Homicide Unit Supervisor, Allegheny County District Attorney's Office
  • 2000-2005: Homicide Unit, Allegheny County District Attorney's Office
  • 1998-2000: Robbery Unit, Allegheny County District Attorney's Office
  • 1994-1998: Prosecutor, Allegheny County District Attorney's Office[7]

Noteworthy events

Administrative duties reassignment and resignation (2020)

On February 6, 2020, President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark reassigned Tranquilli to administrative duties.[8] The reassignment followed a complaint filed by defense attorney Joe Otte that alleged Tranquilli made racially biased remarks about a juror in a case over which the judge was presiding.[9] The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board recommended a suspension for Tranquilli and charged him with six counts of judicial misconduct on August 12, 2020.[2][10]

On August 26, 2020, the Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline suspended Tranquilli without pay.[3] It also announced that his misconduct trial would begin on October 5, 2020.[3] On September 28, 2020, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that Tranquilli's trial had been moved to November 19, 2020.[11] Tranquilli resigned on November 18, 2020.[4]

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