John W. Herron

John W. Herron
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania's First Judicial District, Philadelphia (Elected in 1987, won retention elections in 1997 and 2007, senior judge 2014 to 2023)
In office
1988–2023
Administrative Judge, Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania, 1996 to 2002, 2011 to 2014
Personal details
EducationDuke University (B.A. 1966), Penn State Dickinson School of Law (J.D. 1969)

John W. Herron is a retired American judge who served for 35 years on the Court of Common Pleas of Pennsylvania's First Judicial District, located in Philadelphia. Herron was the trial division's administrative judge for three three-year terms. As administrative judge in 1999, he issued the order creating the Commerce Case Management Program (Commerce Court), Pennsylvania's first specialized business court program. He was first elected in 1987, after having been one of the few judges in modern Pennsylvania history to be recommended for office based on a merit selection process.

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