Jane Cutler Greenspan was a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.[3][4]

Jane Cutler Greenspan
Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
In office
July 2, 2008 – January 4, 2010[1]
Appointed byEd Rendell
Preceded byRalph Cappy
Succeeded byJoan Orie Melvin
Personal details
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Political partyDemocratic[2]
EducationSmith College (BA)
Rutgers University (JD)

She was born in 1948. Greenspan earned her bachelor's degree at Smith College (1970) and Juris Doctor at Rutgers University School of Law, Camden (1973).[5] She served as a law clerk for Robert N. C. Nix Jr. before becoming an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Greenspan served as a judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas from 1987 to 2008.[6][7][8][9][10] She was then appointed as a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on July 2, 2008, following the resignation of Ralph Cappy.[11][12] Greenspan resigned from the bench in December 2009.[13]

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  1. ^ "Justice Jane Culter Greenspan" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Rendell's high court pick would tip balance for D's". The Patriot-News. June 20, 2008.
  3. ^ Historical List of Supreme Court Justices, Pennsylvania Courts.
  4. ^ Pennsylvania State Reports. West Publishing Company. 2010.
  5. ^ "Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Jane Cutler Greenspan Joins JAMS in Philadelphia". www.jamsadr.com. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  6. ^ "State Supreme Court says shield law is not absolute". The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. 2003-12-23. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  7. ^ "Judge blocks Philadelphia ban on assault weapons". Reuters. 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  8. ^ "Jane Greenspan, JAMS Mediator and Arbitrator". www.jamsadr.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  9. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Jane Cutler Greenspan". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  10. ^ The American LawInstitute. "Members". American Law Institute. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  11. ^ Hare, John J. (2018-01-24). The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: Life and Law in the Commonwealth, 1684–2017. Penn State Press. ISBN 9780271081977.
  12. ^ Elliott-Engel, Amaris (July 2, 2008). "Judge Greenspan Confirmed to Pa. Supreme Court". The Legal Intelligencer. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  13. ^ "Judge Jane Cutler Greenspan (Supreme Court of Pennsylvania) – CourtListener.com". CourtListener. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
2008–2009
Succeeded by