Stephen Zappala, Sr.

Stephen Zappala Sr. is a former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice.

Background

Stephen Zappala Sr. is the son of Josephine (Andalona) Zappala and Frank J. Zappala, now-deceased Pennsylvania attorney, magistrate and state legislator.

Career

Zappala served as the director of the Allegheny County Authority for Improvement of Municipalities in the early 1970s, and was appointed solicitor of Carnegie Borough in February 1972.^[1]

In January 1980, Zappala joined the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.

Zappala joined the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on January 3, 1983. He assumed the position of Chief Justice on January 1, 2002.^[2]

References

^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “Zappala Named to Carnegie Post”, Retrieved on 2008-07-13
^ The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania. “Historical List of Supreme Court Justices”, Retrieved on 2008-07-13

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