Mary Hannah Leavitt at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Current assignment
- Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania · State
- Judicial service
- Active
Mary Hannah Leavitt
Biography
Professional career
- Judge, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 2012-present
- Former President Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, serving from 2002 until her retirement as President Judge Emerita
- Now listed as President Judge Emerita on the Commonwealth Court’s official site
- No longer an active judge but remains recognized as President Judge Emerita of the Commonwealth Court
Education
- Dickinson School of Law in, where she was an editor of the Dickinson Law Review — J.D. (1978)
- University of Pennsylvania in — M.A. (1972)
- Connecticut College in — B.A. (1969)
- J.D. — Dickinson School of Law, an M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania
Additional information
- She held the role of President Judge from 2016 until her retirement from that role.
- Mary Hannah Leavitt was elected to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 2001 for a 10‐year term beginning in 2002, and retained by voters in 2011.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Exhibits
Statewide
For Pennsylvania Common Pleas proceedings, statewide Pa.R.J.A. 1910 prohibits courtroom broadcasting, recording, and photography unless an exception or judicial authorization applies; the rule also recognizes judge-authorized electronic or photographic means for evidence presentation.
the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom ↗
Sources
Identity source checked June 30, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · Source checked August 2, 2026
View Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania current judicial profile ↗201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View 201 Pa. Code Chapter 19, Rule 1910, Broadcasting, Recording and Photography in the Courtroom ↗