Lisa Richette

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Lisa Aversa Richette is a Senor Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge. She was appointed to the bench in 1971. Richette is a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Girls. She previously served as a Philadelphia assistant district attorney. Noted for her outspokenness, she has been a devout social activist particularly in the areas of homeless women, child welfare and juvenile justice. She is the author of the 1969 groundbreaking book on the juvenile justice system, The Throwaway Children. Richette founded the Child Abuse Prevention Effort (CAPE) in 1973. She has taught at Yale and Villanova. In 1984, she won the Pearl S. Buck International Award.

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