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Jack Panella

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Jack Anthony Panella (born May 4, 1955) is the President Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to his election to the Superior Court, he was a Judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Personal

He attended St. John's University and graduated in 1977 with a B.S. degree in Accounting. He was a participant in the Business Honors Program. He then received his J.D. degree in 1980 from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, where he received the American Jurisprudence award from The Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Company for the highest academic grade in Contracts.

In 2005, President Judge Panella received the high honor of “Cavaliere” by the Republic of Italy. The Italian President awards the honor of “Cavaliere” to individuals of Italian descent living abroad who have provided outstanding leadership and service to the positive image of Italy and Italians.

President Judge Panella is a member of the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Northampton County, Luzerne County, and Philadelphia Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal.

He was named runner up for the 2003 Politician of the Year by the political website PoliticsPA. (I am requesting this line to be moved from the Judicial career section to the last line under the personal section)

Judicial Career

President Judge Panella's election to the appellate court in 2003 followed twelve years as a trial judge. He was appointed to the Northampton County Bench in 1991 by Governor Robert P. Casey, and became the second youngest judge in the history of Northampton County. In 1993 he was elected to a full ten-year term commencing January 1, 1994. He presided over civil, criminal and family law cases and was also the Administrative Judge for Asbestos Litigation, which involved complex mass tort litigation.

As a trial judge, he presided over a well-publicized murder trial which provided the basis for the book Lipstick and Blood (Pinnacle True Crime 2006), by John Kearney. It is a nonfiction book about the joint murder trial of husband and wife defendants, Michelle Hetzel and Brandon Bloss, who were charged, and eventually convicted, of the murder of Devon Guzman.

In 2004, he was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to the Commission for Justice Initiatives in Pennsylvania (CJI), a committee organized to coordinate and recommend judicial outreach and specialized court programs. He was the Chair of the Public Education and Community Outreach subcommittee of the Commission As part of his responsibilities for the CJI, President Judge Panella conceived and wrote a popular short film on the history and operation of the Pennsylvania Judiciary.

Judicial Ethics and Discipline

President Judge Panella has extensive experience in matters of judicial ethics and discipline. On August 26, 1997, Judge Panella was appointed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to be a judge of the Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline (CJD)], a constitutional court that hears charges filed by the Judicial Conduct Board against judicial officers. In June 2000, he was elected President Judge by his fellow judges. His four-year term expired in August 2001.

In 2013, President Judge Panella became the only judge to be reappointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to the Court of Judicial Discipline. He served a four year term and was again elected the President Judge in 2017.

Judicial & Legal Publications

President Judge Panella has written three books and authored other publications in the judicial and legal fields.

Books

President Judge Panella's first book, The Pennsylvania Sexual Violence Benchbook, was published in December 2007. The book is a comprehensive reference designed to help judges for the complex criminal issues surrounding sexual violence cases. The book has received very favorable reviews.[23] The Third Edition of the Benchbook was published in 2015 and is available on the websites of the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, the Conference of State Trial Judges, and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.

President Judge Panella’s second book, The Pennsylvania Sexual Violence Benchbook, Magisterial District Court Edition, was published in 2010. This version of the benchbook was designed to assist Magisterial District Court Judges, and addresses the issues facing MDJ’s during the earlier proceedings in a prosecution for sexual violence.

His third book, The Pennsylvania Restitution Benchbook, was published in 2020 by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

Judicial Bench Cards

The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts has published two sets of Bench Cards authored by President Judge Panella:

Judicial Bench Cards: Relinquishment of Firearms in Domestic Violence Cases, Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (2019)

Judicial Bench Cards: Crimes of Sexual Violence, Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (2018)

Other Publications

Article: JUDICIAL OUTREACH - Finding Common Ground Between Governmental Branches: The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Partners Program, American Bar Association, Judges Journal (2004).[21]

Film Script: President Judge Panella wrote the film script for the popular video The Judicial Branch, Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System, produced by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts and the Pennsylvania Commission for Justice Initiatives (2007).

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Panella is a member of the American Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Northampton County, Luzerne County, and Philadelphia Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Council of Chief Judges of the State Courts of Appeal.[citation needed](https://ccjs.org/member-list/page/6/)

While a trial judge, he was a member of the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges. He was Chair of the Commonwealth Partners Program, where he participated in statewide meetings with other judges and legislators in discussing and resolving issues of mutual concern. In recognition of the success of this program, Panella received the President's Award from the Conference of State Trial Judges in 2002. In his capacity as a trial judge, Panella was also a member of the Judicial Ethics Committee of the Conference.[citation needed](http://www.smartvoter.org/2013/11/05/pa/state/vote/panella_i/bio.html)

As a trial judge, he presided over a well-publicized murder trial which provided the basis for the book Lipstick and Blood (Pinnacle True Crime 2006), by John Kearney. It is a nonfiction book about the joint murder trial of husband and wife defendants, Michelle Hetzel and Brandon Bloss, who were charged, and eventually convicted, of the murder of Devon Guzman.[citation needed](https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/469564.Lipstick_and_Blood)

In recognition of his work in judicial education regarding crimes of sexual violence, Judge Panella received the national recognition of the NSVRC Visionary Voice Award in 2017 by the National Sexual Violence Resource Center. [citation needed] (https://www.nsrvc.org/saam/visionary-voice-awards/2017)

His third book, The Pennsylvania Restitution Benchbook, was published in 2020 by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.[citation needed] (https://www.ova.pa.gov/RestorativeJustice/RestitutionTashForce/Pages/default.aspx) JudgeJack (talk) 01:38, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

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Hi JudgeJack, and thanks for acknowledging that you have a conflict of interest. Please note that the article is not "your wikipedia page", but rather is an encyclopaedia article about you - this might seem like a small distinction, but it is an important one to understand. See WP:OWN and WP:BIOSELF for more information.
The edit request you have put here should go on the article talk page rather than here. I could copy it over for you, but I would suggest two things first:

• Wikipedia follows a Manual of Style and so edits need to conform to it. For example, biographies use the subject's surname throughout rather than titles. Another example would be that the opening sentence of biography states the person's nationality and occupation before any current role or title.
• It is much easier for other editors if you can make requests one at a time rather than multiple - particularly as each change needs a verifying source specifically linked to it.
• The easiest way for you to make these requests is to use the Wikipedia:Edit Request Wizard which will take you through the steps to do this.

Thank you, Melcous (talk) 05:23, 23 September 2022 (UTC)