Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter

Professional career

• Judge, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 2008-present
• Judge, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania (1996–present)
• President Judge of the Commonwealth Court from January 7, 2007, until 2012
• Bonnie Brigance Leadbetter is a senior judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, previously its President Judge from 2007 to 2012, with a distinguished career in public service, law practice, and judicial leadership
• Judge, Court of Judicial Discipline (1999–2003)
• Judge Pro Tempore, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (1991–96)
• Partner, Leadbetter & Becker (1981–89)

Education

Additional information

• Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania since 1996, when she was appointed by Governor Tom Ridge.
• She assumed senior status on February 1, 2016, due to mandatory retirement
• She was elected to a full 10‐year term in 1997 and retained by voters in 2007.
• She has taught trial and appellate advocacy at Temple Law School and through multiple continuing legal education programs