Timika Lane

Professional career

• Democratic Party judge of the Pennsylvania Superior Court, elected in 2023 for a ten‐year term ending in 2034, and the first African American woman to serve on that court
• Previous judicial role: Judge, Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (2013–2024)
• The first public school teacher and first public defender elected to the Pennsylvania Superior Court
• Position: Judge, Pennsylvania Superior Court (intermediate appellate court)

Education

Additional information

• Commissioner, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
• Mother to Tori Lane, also a Howard University graduate
• Initiated into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and is active in community organizations such as The Links, Inc. and the Black Brain Campaign.
• Born and raised in West Philadelphia, Lane is the daughter of a retired Philadelphia Police Detective and a Marine.
• She has also served on the County Adult Probation and Parole Advisory Committee and held leadership roles in the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Philadelphia Bar Association